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CROPS, VEGETABLES & HORTICULTURE Agronomy, Horticulture & Agriculture Extension Organic Certification and Accreditation Certified Crop Adviser Program Crop Degree Days Heat Unit Build-up for Growing Season Acreage, Hectares, Land Area Vegetables, Field Crops, Fruits, etc. Costs, Budget, Finance, Marketing, Insurance Biomass & Ethanol Vegetable & Crop Production Indexes to Crops (Over 3,000 Crops), Cover Crops & Alternative Field Crops Databases Decision Tools, Crop Tools, Agronomy Tools for Multiple Crops Production, Costs, Harvesting, etc. Specific Crops: Production, Costs, Harvesting, etc. Alfalfa ~ Avocado ~ Banana ~ Barley ~ Berry ~ Buckwheat Canola ~ Christmas Trees ~ Cocoa ~ Coconut (Copra) ~ Coffee ~ Corn (Maize) ~ Cotton Flax ~ Guar ~ Herbs & Spices ~ Macadamia Nut ~ Mango ~ Mushrooms Oats ~ Olives ~ Orchids ~ Peanuts ~ Potatoes Pulse (Field Pea, Lentil, Chickpea, Dry Bean-Navy White, Kidney, Pinto, Red, etc.) Rice ~ Rye ~ Sorghum & Sweet Sorghum Soybeans ~ Sugarbeets ~ Sugarcane ~ Sunflowers Tea ~ Triticale ~ Tobacco ~ Vanilla ~ Vegetables & Melons ~ Wheat Tropical Crops & Horticulture ~ African Crops Orchards, Fruits & Nuts Viticulture, Enology & Oenology Storage, Silos, Shrink Factor, Storage Structures, Ventilation Seed Seed Costs, Seeding Rates, Pure Live Seed, Seed Drop Beet Seed ~ Corn Seed Oats, Barley, Rye, Wheat, etc. Seed Seed Germination, Production & Seed Processing Equipment Silage Production & Management Pollination ~ Plant Propagation Plant/Crop Pests - IPM ~ Plant Viruses ~ Replant Problems Postharvest Greenhouse Crops, Floriculture, Ornamentals, Container Gardens, Hanging Baskets, etc. Hydroponics Plant Breeding, Plant Research, Plant Tissue Culture Plant Nutrients ~ Turfgrass Gardening (Botany, Flowering Plants, Gardening, Container Gardens & Hanging Baskets Indoor Plants, Jungle Plants & Trees, Cycads & Palms, Festuca, Roses, etc.) Agriculture Center Calculators On-Line Center

Agronomy, Horticulture, Agriculture CROP SCIENCE DICTIONARIES & GLOSSARIES GLOSSARY OF CROP SCIENCE TERMS - Crop Science Society of America Multimedia Crop Science Glossary (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Publications or the Crop Science Society of America AGRONOMY COURSES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, LESSONS, MANUALS, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS Agronomy Courses, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, Guidelines, Handbooks, Manuals UNDERGROUND SIGNALS CARRIED TRHOUGH COMMON MYCELIAL NETWORKS WARN NEIGHBOURING PLANTS OF APHID ATTACK - Authors: Z. Babikova, L. Gilbert, T.J.A. Bruce, M. Birkett, J.C. Caulfield, C. Woodcock, J.A. Pickett, and David Johnson; Ecology Letters: Volume 16, Issue 7, pages 835–843, July 2013; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Multimedia "Underground signals carried through common mycelial networks warn neighbouring plants of aphid attack" (Text & Images). For more information see David Johnson's Faculty Home; School of Biological Sciences or the University of Aberdeen, U.K. Also see Beans' talk: Vegetables employ fungi to carry messages between them - Economist, 7/6/13, Page 75; HORTICULTURE COURSES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, LESSONS, MANUALS, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS Horticulture HORTICULTURE INFORMATION - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University and North Carolina A&T State University Multimedia Horticulture Databases, Lessons, Technical Publications, Guidelines, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Horticulture" Subject Categories include "...Commercial Vegetables; Commercial Organic Production; Commercial Specialty Crops; Commercial Small Fruits; Commercial Tree Fruits; Commercial Nursery Production; Commercial Flower Production; Landscape Design, Installation & Maintenance; Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops; etc..." For more information see North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Organic Certification and Accreditation ORGANIC CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION (U.S.) ORGANIC CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION - Agriculture Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture Multimedia Organic Certification and Accreditation (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Organic Certification and Accreditation "...Organic Certification allows a farm or processing facility to sell, label, and represent their products as organic. Any organic operation in violation of the USDA organic regulations is subject to enforcement actions, which can include financial penalties or suspension/revocation of their organic certificate..." For more information see Services; Agriculture Marketing Service or the Department of Agriculture Certified Crop Adviser Programs CERTIFIED CROP ADVISER PROGRAM LECTURES CERTIFIED CROP ADVISER PROGRAM SELF-STUDY MODULES & EXAMS - America Society of Agronomy Multimedia Certified Crop Adviser Program (CCA) Self-Study Modules & Exams (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Registration Required. Examples of "Certified Crop Adviser Program (CCA) Self-Study Modules" Subject Categories include "...Nutrient Management; Soil & Water Management; Pest Management; Crop Management; etc..." For more information see the Certified Crop Adviser or the America Society of Agronomy

Degree Days DEGREE-DAY: HEAT UNIT BUILD-UP FOR GROWING SEASON CALCULATORS DEGREE-DAY DATA AND MAPS OF U.S. - L. Coop, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology & the Integrated Plant Protection Center (IPPC), College of Science, Oregon State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Degree-Day Data & Maps "...are calculated daily using the GIS GRASS 5.4, and are based on 1) near-real time temperature data from numerous AgriMet, HydroMet, National Weather Service, RAWS, and Snotel weather stations..." With these maps, you can "...1. track the extent of degree-day (heat unit) build-up so far this growing season using 3 common thresholds: 32 degrees, 41 degrees, and 50 degrees F, 2. compare this year's heat unit build-up with 30-year historical average or "normal" heat units, 3. monitor deviations between the current year and normal heat-unit build..." For more information see Len Coop's Home Page or the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Acreage ACREAGE CALCULATORS - PASTURE ACREAGE CALCULATORS - HECTARE CALCULATORS - LAND AREA CALCULATORS - FIELD CALCULATORS FIELD CALCULATOR - ACREAGE CALCULATOR - HECTARE CALCULATOR - R.T. Peters (Washington State University), H. Neibling (University of Idaho) & M. English (Oregon State University), Irrigation in the Pacific Northwest VERY EXTENSIVE. Field Calculator - Acreage Calculator - Hecatare Calculator includes "...Rectangular Field Area Calculator; Triangular Field Area Calculator; Circular Field Area Calculator; Trapezoidal Field Area Calculator..." For more information see Irrigation Calculators or Irrigation in the Pacific Northwest PASTURE ACREAGE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS PASTURE ACREAGE CALCULATOR - Rutgers New Jersey Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Pasture Acreage Calculator "...It is important to be aware of the precise acreage of your individual pastures. This figure is extremely important in planning stocking rates, seeding rates, and fertilizer and herbicide applications. Over- or under-estimation of square footage will diminish results or waste input dollars..." Pasture Acreage Calculators include: "...Circle Acreage Calculator; Rectangle Acreage Calculator; Square Acreage Calculator; Triangle Acreage Calculator; Oval Acreage Calculator..." For more information see Horse Pasture Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersey Agriculture Station

Crop & Vegetable Costs, Budget, Finance, Marketing, Insurance, etc. AGRICULTURE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) AGRICULTURE CROP & VEGETABLE COSTS, BUDGET CALCULATORS AGRICULTURE CROP ECONOMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) AGRICULTURE CROP INSURANCE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) RMA MAP VIEWER - Risk Management Agency, USDA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. RMA Map Viewer "...RMA expanded Actual Production History Yield Exclusion and Supplemental Coverage Option to include more crops and more counties..." For more information see Risk Management Agency CONTRACT HARVESTING COSTS CALCULATOR - Australian Custom Harvesters Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Contract Harvesting Costs Calculator will "...calculate the yearly costs and the costs per hour of running your Contract Harvesting business..." Contract Harvesting Costs Calculator INPUT Values include: Fixed Costs "...Header & Front; Comb Trailer; Air Comptressor; Caravan; Liability; etc..." Variable Costs "...Engine Oil; Transmission Oil; Filters; Grease; Repairs & Maintenance; Labour; Fuel; etc..." For more information see Australian Custom Harvesters CROP BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, APPLEWORKS, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Applied Economics (Formerly Ag & Resource Economics), College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on "North Central, Central, etc." Each Crop Budget Calculator includes Budget Costs Inputs "...Variable Costs (Preharvets Costs; Harvest Costs; Other Costs); Fixed Costs (Cash Costs; Noncash Costs; etc.)..." Machinery Costs Inputs Vehicle Costs Inputs Prices & Rates Inputs; etc. Examples from over "50" Crop Budget Calculators include "...Blueberry Budget Calculator; Broccoli Budget Calculator; Carrots Budget Calculator; Clover Budget Calculator; Cucumbers Budget Calculator; Filberts Budget Calculator; Hazelnut Budget Calculator; Mustard Budget Calculator; Peas Budget Calculator; Potato Budget Calculator; Sugarbeets; etc..." For more information see Department of Applied Economics CROP ENTERPRISE BUDGET CALCULATOR - Idaho AgBiz, Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho VERY EXTENSIVE. Click on "University of Idaho Crop Enterprise Budget (CEBW)" For more information see Tools & Software; Idaho AgBiz or the Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology CROP PRODUCTION, FINANCE, & MARKETING (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Griffith, Farm Management, Extension Economics, MSU Extension Service, & the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Crop Production Calculators, Finance Calculators, & Marketing Calculators include: "...Analyze the Economics of Tillage Systems and Crop Mix Calculator; Cost of Production Calculator; Crop Share, Cash & Flexible Lease Calculator; Enterprise Budgeting Calculator; Crop Variable Cost Calculator; Fertilizer Cost Benefit Analysis Calculator; Haying System Enterprise Budgeting Calculator; etc..." For more information see Software Downloads; Farm Management or Extension Economics

FARM MANAGEMENT - SMARTFORM BUDGET: NET RETURN PER ACRE - Rutgers New Jersey Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Farm Management - Smartform Budget: Net Return per Acre" Calculator INPUT Values include "...Production Method: Conventional, ICM, Organic; Receipts: Select Crop (Corn, Alfalfa, Soybeans, etc.) ; Variable Costs (Fertilizer, Herbicides, Labor, Feul, etc.); For more information see Farm Management: Crop Rotational Budgets; Farm Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersey Agriculture Station Biomass & Ethanol BIOMASS ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES STANDARD BIOMASS ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Multimedia Standard Biomass Analytical Procedures (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Standard Biomass Analytical Procedures" Technical Reports include "...Ash in Biomass; Extractives in Biomass; Structural Carbohydrates and Lignin in Biomass; Sugars, Byproducts, and Degradation Products in Liquid Fraction Process Samples; Insoluble Solids in Pretreated Biomass Material; Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Biomass; etc..." Examples of "Biomass" Spreadsheets include "...Wood (hardwood or softwood); Corn stover (corn stover feedstock); Biomass hydrolyzate (liquid fraction produced from dilute-acid pretreatment); Nitrogen-to-protein factor calculator; etc..." For more information see Data and Tools; Bioenergy or the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) BIOMASS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS BIOMASS ENERGY COST CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: B. Jenkins, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of California, Davis; Hosted by the California Biomass Collaborative VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Biomass Energy Cost Calculators "...allow you to determine the cost of energy based on your own technical, financial, and economic assumptions...computes the level annual cost of energy in both current and constant dollars for a generic biomass power plant using a revenue requirements methodology..." Examples of Biomass Energy Cost Calculators include "...Generic biomass power plant model calculator; Combined heat and power model calculator; Biomass gasification/power generation model calculator; Biogas model calculator; Landfill gas-to-energy model; etc..." For more information see California Biomass Collaborative Tools; California Biomass Collaborative or Jenkins' Biomass Laboratory

Crop & Vegetable Production INDEXES TO CROPS, COVER CROPS, ALTERNATIVE FIELD CROPS Indexes to Crops INDEX TO CROPS - Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Multimedia Crops Database, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). Index to Crops Database "...contains over 3,000 crops..." Crop Modules for each Crop when available include "...Scientific and Common names; Uses; Folk Medicine; Chemistry; Description; Germplasm; Distribution; Ecology; Cultivation; Harvesting; Yields and Economics; etc..." For more information see Welcome to NewCROP or the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Cover Crops COVER CROP DATABASE - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP), University of California, Davis Multimedia Cover Crop Database & Cover Crop Slide Shows (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. UC Cover Crop Database includes "...Cover crops can be broadly defined as any non-cash crop grown in addition to the primary cash crop.  They have the potential to increase soil organic matter (SOM), protect the soil from erosion, improve soil structure and water infiltration, increase soil fertility, and break pest and disease cycles..." Examples of Cover Crops include "...Annual Fescue; Annual Ryegrass; Berseem Clover; Buckwheat; Clovers (Trifolium) ; Common Vetch; Cowpea; Crimson Clover; Hairy Vetch; Kentucky Bluegrass; Meadow Barley; Mustards; Perennial Ryegrass; Rose Clover; Sorghum & Sudangras; etc..." For more information see Cover Crops; Sustainable management of nutrients and water; Agriculture, Resources, and the Environment; Research Initiatives or the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) MANAGING COVER CROPS PROFITABLY - Publisher: Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), 3rd Edition, 2007 Multimedia Managing Cover Crops Profitably Textbook (Text & Images). Examples of "Managing Cover Crops Profitably" Online Textbook Chapters include "...Benefits of Cover Crops; Selecting the Best Cover Crops; Building Soil Fertility and Tilth with Cover Crops; Crop Rotations with Cover Crops; Cover Crop Species Nonlegume Cover Crops; Legume Cover Crops. Testing Cover Crops on Your Farm; Seed Suppliers; etc..." For more information see Managing Cover Crops Profitably Home Page; Books; Learning Center or the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Alternative Field Crops ALTERNATIVE FIELD CROPS MANUAL - Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Multimedia Alternative Field Crops Manual (Text & Images). Examples of "Alternative Field Crops" include "...Adzuki Bean Production; Amaranth Production; Broomcorn Production; Chickpea Production; Comfrey Production; Cowpea Production; Fababean Production; Fieldbean Production; Field Pea Production; Flax Production; Garbanzo bean Production; Jerusalem Artichoke Production; Lentil Production; Lupin Production; Meadowfoam Production; Millets Production; Mungbean Production; Mustard Production; Popcorn Production; Quinoa Production; Safflower Production; Sesame Production; Spelt Production; Crambe Production; Ginseng Production; Guar Production; Hairy Vetch Production; Hops Production; Jojoba Production; Kenaf Production; Kochia Production; Psyllium Production; Vernonia Production; etc..." For more information see Welcome to NewCROP or the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture DECISION TOOLS, CROP TOOLS & AGRONOMY TOOLS FOR MULTIPLE CROPS Multiple Crops Production, Costs, Harvesting, etc. Calculators, Spreadsheets, etc. AGRICULTURE CALCULATORS - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development Some examples from over "15" Crop Calculators include Rural Water Quality Information Tool (RWQIT) Rural Water Quality Information Tool (RWQIT) "...assesses the quality and suitability of raw water sources for privately owned and operated water supplies..." Grains, Forage and Straw Nutrient Use Calculator Grains, Forage and Straw Nutrient Use Calculator "...will help you to understand how much nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, and calcium your crop will use for a given yield..." CROP DECISION TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ag Decision Maker, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "30" Crop Decisions Calculators include: Pasture Cost Improvement Budgets - Grass Calculators "...Improving the Existing Gass with Lime, Fertilizer, and Weed Control Calculator; Complete Renovation with a New Grass Seeding Calculator; Complete Renovation with a Legume - Grass Mixture Calculator..." Pasture Cost Improvement Budgets - Pasture Calculators "...Interseeding and No-till Renovation Calculator; Frost Seeding; Killed Sod, No-till Renovation Calculator; etc..." Pasture Cost Improvement Budgets - Hay Calculators "...Alfalfa or Alfafa-grass Hay Budget Calculator; etc..." Vegetable Budget Calculators "...Asparagus Calculator; Basil Calculator; Carrots Calculator; Garlic Calculator; Sweet Potatoes Calculator; Red Raspberries Calculator; etc..." Crop Production Costs Budget Calculators Corn following Corn Calculator; Corn following Soybean Calculator; Corn Silage following Corn Calculator; Herbicide tolerant Beans following Corn (herbicide tolerant) Calculator; Non-tolerant Soybeans following Corn Calculator; Non-tolerant drilled Soybeans following Corn Calculator; Low-till Corn following Soybeans Calculator; Low-till drilled Soybeans following Corn Calculator; Maintaining Improved Grass-Legume Pasture Calculator; Corn Silage Pricer Calculator; etc..." Grain Drying Cost Calculator; Crop Insurance Comparison Calculator; etc. For more information see Cost & Returns; Ag Decision Maker or Iowa State University Extension Some examples from Crop Decisions Spreadsheets include Breakeven Worksheet for Crops Calculator - Author: W. Edwards Breakeven Worksheet for Crops Calculator INPUT Values include Cash Expenditures "...Seed and Tech fees; Fertilizer and Lime Costs; Pesticides Costs; Fuel and Lubrication Costs; Machinery Repairs Costs; Hired Labor Wages and Benefits Costs; Property Taxes and Opkeep Costs; etc..." Cash Income "...USDA Payments; Other Cash Income; Acres in this Crop; Acres Rented; etc..." Noncash Costs "...Value of unpaid labor used for crops; Current market value of owned crop machinery; Current market value of owned crop buildings; Current market value of owned acres; Total debt owed on land, bldgs, & machinery; etc..." Corn Silage following Corn Calculator - Author: A. Holste Corn Silage following Corn Calculator INPUT Values include Preharvest Machinery Costs per Acre "...Chisel plow; Tandem disk; Apply nitrogen; Field cultivate; Plant; Cultivate; Spray; etc..." Seed & Chemicals Costs; Crop Insurance Costs; Interest on Preharvest Variable Costs; Interest Rate; Harvest Machinery Costs; etc. Interseeding and No-till Renovation Calculator - Author: A. Holste Interseeding and No-till Renovation Calculator INPUT Values include Pasture cost improvement budget for improving pasture by interseeding with legume "...Preharvest Machinery; Lime & Fertilizer; Herbicide; Seed; Labor; etc..." Maintaining Improved Grass Pasture Calculator - Author: A. Holste Maintaining Improved Grass Pasture Calculator INPUT Values include "...Machinery Costs; Fertilizer & Herbicde Costs; Labor Costs; etc..." CROP & HAY CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click ON Crop & Hay. Crop & Hay Calculators include "...Crop Rotation Analysis Calculator; Direct Seeding/No-Till Cost Estimates Calculator; Economic Damage Estimate from Gully Formation Calculator; Fertilizer Blend Calculator; Fuel Use Per Acre Calculator; Economics of Grass Seed Fertilization Calculator; etc..." For more information see Tools By Landuse; NRCS Economics; Technical Resources or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Specific Crop Production & Management Manuals, Handbooks, Budgets, etc. ALFALFA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Alfalfa Variety Performance Databases DESCRIPTION OF ALFALFA CULTIVARS AND GERMPLASMS - North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference (NAAIC) Multimedia Description of Alfalfa Cultivars and Germplasms Databases (Text & Images). For more information see North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference (NAAIC) ALFALFA VARIETY COMPARISON DATABASE - Wisconsin Team Forage, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin Multimedia Alfalfa Variety Performance Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Alfalfa Variety Performance Database is "...An on-line database giving you the ability to compare alfalfa variety performance data from a number of states and locations..." For more information see Team Forage or the Cooperative Extension Alfalfa Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports ALFALFA - Authors: D. Putnam & J. Schmierer, Site Maintained by Y. Muppala, California Alfalfa Workgroup, University of California, Davis Multimedia Alfalfa Maunals, Courses, Spreadsheets, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Alfalfa" Maunals, Courses, Spreadsheets, etc. include Integrated Alfalfa Management of Mediterranean and Desert Zones Integrated Alfalfa Management of Mediterranean and Desert Zones is a "...24-chapter publication designed to provide detailed, scientifically-based comprehensive information about the growth, production, management, and utilization of alfalfa grown under irrigation..." Producing Alfalfa Examples from over "15" Producting Alfalfa Chapters include "...Stand Establishment; Variety Selection; Soil Fertility; Fertilization; Irrigation; etc..." Alfalfa Plot Plan Creator - Spreadsheet Alfalfa Plot Plan Creator "...allows you to easily create forage plot plans..." ALFALFA SEED PRODUCTION AND PEST MANAGEMENT - Idaho Alfalfa and Clover Seed Commission Multimedia Alfalfa Seed Production and Pest Management Manual (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "14" "Alfalfa Seed Production and Pest Management" Manual Chapters include "...Pollinators; Cultural and Management Practices; Plant Diseases; Honey Bee Pollination of Alfalfa; Alkali Bees Their Biology and Management for Alfalfa Seed Production; etc..." For more information see Idaho Alfalfa and Clover Seed Commission Alfalfa Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. ALFALFA SPREADSHEETS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, ETC. (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Wisconsin Team Forage, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin Multimedia Alfalfa Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports & Calculators (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Alfalfa" Spreadsheets - Calculators include "...Establishment and Plant Growth Section Alfalfa Autotoxicity Risk Calculator; Haresting Section Calculating Alfalfa Optimum First Cut Date Calculator Custom Harvesting Calculator; Economics and Budgeting Section Hay Price Calculator; Alfalfa Profitability by Year and Fertilizer Cost Calculator; Pricing Standing Forage Worksheet; Calculating Optimal Length of a Stand of Alfalfa Calculator; Corn Silage vs. Alfalfa Calculator; etc..." For more information see Variety Selection; Alfalfa; Wisconsin-Extension Team Forage or the Cooperative Extension AVOCADO PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Avocado Varieties Database, Technical Publications, etc. AVOCADO VARIETIES DATABASE - Author: Avocado Information Center, College of Natural and Agriculture Sciences, University of California, Riverside; Hosted by Avocado Source Multimedia Avocado Varieties Database, Technical Publications, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Avocado Varieties Database includes for each Avocado variety: "...Avocado Parentage; Avocado Peels; Avocado Seed Size; Avocado Skin Texture; Avocado Fruit Shape; Avocado Skin Color Unripe; Avocado Skin Color Ripe; Avocado Skin Thinckness; Average Fruit Weight; Percentage Ratio of Seed to Skin to Flesh; etc..." For more information see Avocado Information Center; Botany and Plant Sciences Cooperative Extension; Department of Botany and Plant Sciences or the College of Natural and Agriculture Sciences Also see Flowering Flowering Categories include "...Avocado Flowering Cycle Video; Dynamics of Avocado Flowering Video; etc..." Phenology Phenology Categories include "...Dynamics of Avocado Flowering Video; Pruning Small Avocado Tree Video; etc..." AVOCADO VARIETIES DATABASE (ALTERNATIVE SITE) - Author: Avocado Information Center, College of Natural and Agriculture Sciences, University of California, Riverside; Hosted by Avocado Source Multimedia Avocado Varieties Database, Technical Publications, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Avocado Varieties Database includes for each Avocado variety: "...Avocado Parentage; Avocado Peels; Avocado Seed Size; Avocado Skin Texture; Avocado Fruit Shape; Avocado Skin Color Unripe; Avocado Skin Color Ripe; Avocado Skin Thinckness; Average Fruit Weight; Percentage Ratio of Seed to Skin to Flesh; etc..." For more information see Avocado Source; Avocado Information Center; Department of Botany and Plant Sciences or the College of Natural and Agriculture Sciences Avocado Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, Manuals, etc. AVOCADO HANDBOOK - Cooperative Extension Ventura County, Agriculture & Natural Resources, UC Davis Multimedia Avocado Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Avocado Handbook" Chapters include "...Diseases; Economics; Fertilization; Avocado Leaf Analysis Guide; Frost Control, Freeze Damage, Fire; Harvesting; Horticluture; Pest Control; Irrigation; etc..." For more information see Avocado, Citrus, Minor Subtopicals, and Soil & Water; Commercial Agriculture or the Cooperative Extension Ventura County AVOCADO PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT VIDEOS & GUIDES - J. Crane, Tropical Fruit Crops Specialist, Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida Multimedia Avocado Production & Management Videos & Guides (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Avocado Production & Management Videos" include "...Avocado Cultural Practices: Spring to Summer Video; Avocado Cultural Practices: Late Summer to Late Winter Video; etc. For more information see FruitScapes or the Tropical Research & Education Center AVOCADO GROWING - Author: J.F. Dirou, NSW Centre for Tropical Horticulture, NSW Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales (NSW), Australia Multimedia Avocado Gowing Guide - PDF, 8 Pages (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Click on "Avocado Growing" at bottom of Page. Examples of "Avocado Growing" Guide Sections include "...Site Selection; Avocado Planting; Avocado Rootstock and Varieties; Avocado Tree Management; Avocado Irrigation; Avocado Harvesting; etc..." For more information see Tropical fruit; Horticulture; Agriculture or the NSW Department of Primary Industries Avocado Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), Models, etc. AVOCADO CROP TOOLS - Created by Reuben Hofshi and Shanti Hofshi Examples of Avocado Calculators include: "...Avocado Fruit Nutrient Removal Calculator; Avocado Irrigation Scheduling Calculator; Avocado Fertilizer Calculator; Avocado Irrigation Water Mineral Content Calculator; For more information see Avocadosource or the California Avocado Commission Examples of Avocado Crop Calculators include Avocado Crop Estimating Calculator Avocado Crop Estimating Calculator INPUT Values include "...Variety; Acres; Tree Spacing Within Rows; Tree Spacing Between Rows; Tree Density (Trees per Acre); etc..." Avocado Irrigation Calculator Avocado Irrigation Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Reference Evapotranspiration (ETo); Crop Coefficient (Kc); Distribution Uniformity (DU) Percentage; Trees/emitters per Acre; etc..." AVOCADO FERTILISER GUIDE - CALCULATOR - USING CROP REPLACEMENT DATA (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Authors: John Slack & John Dirou, NSW Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales (NSW), Australia Examples of "Avocado Fertiliser Guide" INPUT Values include "...Variety; Row Spacing; Yield; etc. Leaching/Fixation Factor: Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Calcium; Magnesium; Fertiliser Schedule; etc..." For more information see Crop nutrient replacement: calculator for fertiliser requirements; Tropical fruit; Horticulture; Agriculture or the NSW Department of Primary Industries

BANANA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Banana Root System Manual BANANA ROOT SYSTEM - Editors: David W. Turner and Franklin E. Rosales; Hosted by Musalac.org.org Multimedia Banana Root System: Towards a Better Understanding for its Productive Management - PDF, 251 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Banana Root System: Towards a Better Understanding for its Productive Management" Chapters include "...Banana Root Deterioration and Impacts on Production; Banana Root Anatomy and Morphology; Banana Root Physiology; Soils and Root Development; Pathogen – Root System Interactions; etc..." For more information see Biodiversity International Banana Production Handbooks, Guides, Manuals, etc. BANANA AND PLANTAIN - Authors: J. Daniells, L. Englberger & A.S. Lorens; Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Agroforestry.net, Holualoa, Hawaii Multimedia Banana and Plantain Production & Marketing Guide - PDF, 23 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Banana and Plantain Production & Marketing" Guide Sections include Banana and Plantain Bontanical Description; Banana and Plantain Growth and Development; Banana and Plantain Propagation and Planting; Banana and Plantain Cultivation; Banana and Plantain Pests and Banana and Plantain Diseases; Banana and Plantain Commercial Production; Banana and Plantain Small Scale Production; Banana and Plantain Yields; etc..." For more information see Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry or Agroforestry.net - Agroforestry Information Resources BANANA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT VIDEOS & GUIDES - J. Crane, Tropical Fruit Crops Specialist, Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida Multimedia Banana Production & Management Videos & Guides (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Banana Production & Management Videos" include "...Banana Planting and General Care Video; Banana Care Through the Year Video; etc. For more information see FruitScapes or the Tropical Research & Education Center BANANA PRODUCTION - Entomology, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii Multimedia Banana Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Banana Production Guide" Modules include "...Banana Varieties; Banana Propagation; Banana Soil Type & Location; Banana Fertilization; Banana Harvesting; Banana Diseases; Banana Insects; etc..." For more information see Fruits & Nuts; Crops; Integrated Pest Management or the Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences BANANA GROWING GUIDE - CAVENDISH BANANAS - Authors: P. Newley, A. Akehurst & B. Campbell, NSW Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales (NSW), Australia Multimedia Banana Growing Guide - Cavendish Bananas (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Banana Growing Guide - Cavendish Bananas" Chapters include "...Preparation and Establishment; Planting to Bunching; Bunching to Harvest; etc..." For more information see Tropical fruit; Horticulture; Agriculture or the NSW Department of Primary Industries BANANA AND PLANTAIN PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT - MusaNet Multimedia Banana and Plantain Production and Management Manuals, Technical Reports, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. In "Publications" Click on "Technical Guidelines" For more information see Banana & Plantain Section of Biodiversity International or Biodiversity International Banana Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), Models, etc. CAVENDISH BANANAS GROSS MARGINS CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: B. Johnston, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland Government; Hosted by: Agbiz: Queensland Agribusiness Decision Toolkit, Queensland Government, Australia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Click on "Cavandish bananas". Examples of "Cavendish Bananas Gross Margins" Calculator INPUT Values include "...Gross Income; Pre Harvest Costs Machinery Costs; Planting Costs; Fertiliser Costs; Water Costs; Labour; Bagging and Bunch Pruning; etc. Harvest and Marketing Costs; etc..." For more information see Queensland Government business online services or the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

BARLEY PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Barley Production Handbooks, Guides, Manuals, etc. IDAHO SPRING BARLEY PRODUCTION GUIDE - Editors: L.D. Robertson & J.C. Stark, District IV: Idaho Falls, Research & Extension, Department of Plant, Soil & Entomological Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho Multimedia Idaho Spring Barley Production Guide - PDF, 60 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Malting Barley "...Production of malting barley is favored by a long, cool growing season with uniform but adequate moisture and nutrient supplies. Maltsters, which are firms that purchase malting barley, usually specify the variety to be grown and have rigid acceptance specifications..." Examples of "Idaho Spring Barley Production Guide" Chapters include "...Major Uses of Barley; Spring Barley Growth and Development; Rotation Factors and Field Selection; Barley Variety Selection; Barley Seeding Practice; Lodging Management; Barley Irrigation; Barley Nutrient Management; Barley Weed Management; Barley Pests & Barley Diseases; Barley Harvest and Barley Storage; etc..." For more information see Cereals; Crops; UI Extension CALS Publications; Department of Plant, Soil & Entomological Sciences or the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Barley Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), Models, etc. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION RATES FOR SPRING BARLEY IN MONTANA - C. Jones & D. Griffith, Soil Fertility Extension Program, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, Montana State University Multimedia Economic Analysis of Fertilizer Application Rates for Spring Barley in Montana (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Economic Analysis of Fertilizer Application Rates for Spring Barley in Montana "...developed to aid the agriculture Industry in Optimizing nitrogen fertilizer application on Spring Barley after fallow. The model..." For more information see Small Grains Nitrogen Economic Calculator; Soil Fertility Extension Program; Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences or the College of Agriculture BERRIES PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Berries - Brambles Production & Management Manuals, Technical Publications, etc. BERRY CROPS PRODUCTION - Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University Multimedia Berry Crops Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Berry Crops include: "...Blueberry Production; Cranberry Production; Blackberry Production; Raspberry Production; Strawberry Production; Kiwifruit Production; Currants & Gooseberry Production; Huckleberry Production..." For more information see the Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network BRAMBLE CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT (RED & BLACK RASPBERRIES; BLACKBERRIES) - Joseph A. Fiola, Western Maryland Research and Education Center (WMREC), Maryland Cooperative Extension, Uninversity of Maryland Multimedia Bramble Culture and Management Guidelines - Red Raspberries, Black Raspberries & Blackberries (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Berries or the Maryland Grape and Fruit Page Berry Diagnostic Tools THE BERRY DIAGNOSTIC TOOL: BLUEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, & STRAWBERRIES - Authors: M.P. Pritts & C. Heidenreich (Cornell University), G. Fernandez (North Carolina State University) & K. Hummer & J. Postman (National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis, Oregon); Hosted by: Small Fruit Production, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University Multimedia Berry Diagnostic Tool (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. The Berry Diagnostic Tool is a "...pictorial guide which helps determine what's wrong with your plants..." Berry Diagnostic Tool includes "...Strawberries; Raspberries; Blueberries; For more information see Berries; Cornell Fruit Resources; Marvin P. Pritts' Home Page or the Department of Horticulture CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY DIAGNOSTIC TOOL - K. Hummer & J. Postman, National Clonal Germplasm Repository, USDA/ARS, Corvallis, Oregon Multimedia Currant and Gooseberry Diagnostic Tool (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see NCGR-Corvallis Berries or the National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis, Oregon

BUCKWHEAT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Buckwheat Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, etc. BUCKWHEAT - Author: Thomas Björkman, Department of Horticulture, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture & Lfe Sciences, Cornell University Multimedia Buckwheat Guidelines, Production Guides, Handbooks, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENISVE. Examples of "Buckwheat Guidelines" include "...Buckwheat Production Guide for the Northeast; Buckwheat Cover Crop Handbook for the Northeast; Cleaning Buckwheat; etc..." For more information see Thomas Björkman Lab Home Page; Thomas Björkman Faculty Home Page or Department of Horticulture CANOLA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Canola Growers Manuals & Handbooks CANOLA GROWERS MANUAL - Canola Council of Canada Multimedia Canola Growers Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Canola Growers Manual" Chapters include "...Canola Varieties; Canola Growth Stages; Acidity, Salinity, Solonetzic; Canola Soil Preparation; Canola Crop Establishment; Canola Soil Fertility; Canola Swathing, Combining; etc..." For more information see the Canola Council of Canada CANOLA PRODUCTION - Extension Programs, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University Multimedia Canola Production (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Canola Production" Categories include "...Canola Crop Production Canola Varieties; Forage Production; Canola Growth & Developent; Canola Grading; Canola Storage; etc. Canola Production Guides; Insects, Diseases, Fungicides, Herbicides Canola Oil Meal Canola Marketing; etc..." For more information see Crops; Department of Plant & Soil Sciences or the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources CANOLA PRODUCTION - Editor: D. Buntin; Georgia Commodities at CAES, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Canola Production in Georgia (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Canola Production in Georgia" Sections include "...Canola Characteristics; Canola Growth Requirements and Stages; Canola Production Practices; Fertilization; Canola Pest Management; Harvesting and Handling Canola; Canola Production Costs and Marketing; etc..." For more information see Canola; Field Crops; Georgia Commodities at CAES

CHRISTMASS TREE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Christmas Tree Production & Management Manuals INTRODUCTION TO GROWING CHRISTMAS TREES IN VIRGINIA - J.E. Johnson & J.L. Torbert, Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Virginia Tech Multimedia Introduction to Growing Christmas Trees in Virginia Technical Publication (Text & Images). For more information see the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Christmas Tree Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), Models, etc. NORTH CAROLINA CHRISTMAS TREE FERTILIZER & LIME CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: Della Deal, Former Extension Agent at the Ashe County Center, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, North Carolina State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "North Carolina Christmas Tree Fertilizer & Lime Calculator" Spreadsheet INPUT Values include "...The program first provides information to lead a grower through a decision-making process to select the best material to address indicated needs. When the nutrient recommendation from the soil report or other source is entered, it automatically calculates the amount of fertilizer needed per acre and per tree. It also shows the relative cost of different fertilizer and liming materials..." For more information see the Christmas Tree Production; Christmas Trees or the North Carolina Cooperative Extension COCOA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT - CHOCOLATE BEAN PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Cocoa Production & Management Manuals - Chocolate Bean CACAO - Authors: P. Hebbar, H.C. Bittenbender & D. O'Doherty; Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Agroforestry.net, Holualoa, Hawaii Multimedia Cacao Production & Marketing Guide - PDF, 23 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Cacao Production & Marketing" Guide Sections include Cacao Bontanical Description; Cacao Distribution; Cacao Growth and Development; Cacao Propagation and Planting; Cacao Cultivation; Cacao Pests and Cacao Diseases; Cacao Commercial Production; Cacao Small Scale Production; Cacao Yields; etc..." For more information see Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry or Agroforestry.net - Agroforestry Information Resources DISCOVERY LEARNING ABOUT COCOA: AN INSPIRATIONAL GUIDE FOR TRAINING FACILITATORS - Complied & Edited by: Janny G.M. Vos Barbara J. Ritchie and Julie Flood; Date Published: September 2003, Publisher: CABI Bioscience, U.K. Centre, Surrey, U.K.; Hosted by: Multimedia "Discovery Learning About Cocoa: An inspirational guide for training facilitators" - PDF, 112 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Discovery Learning About Cocoa: An inspirational guide for training facilitators" Parts & Sections include Part I - General Introduction "...Cocoa Production; Growing a healthy Crop; Post harvest handling; etc..." Part II - Pest Datasheets Part III - Discovery Based Exercises "...Monitoring cocoa fields; Top-grafting on chupons of mature trees; Cocoa pruning methods (for trees over 5 years old); Impact of shading on humidity in a cocoa farm; Compost preparation; Fertilising experiments; Cocoa insect Zoo - Observing biological control; Cocoa insect Zoo - Observing life cycles; Economic analysis of the cocoa enterprise; etc..." For more information see the Knowledge Center Manuals; Knowledge Center or the World Cocoa Foundation Also see Research Documents COCOA PRODUCTION - International Cocoa Organization, London, U.K. VERY EXTENSIVE. Click ON "About Cocoa" Examples of "About Cocoa" Sections include "...Growing Cocoa; Cocoa Harvesting & Post-Harvest; Processing Cocoa; Cocoa Pest & Diseases; etc..." PESTICIDE USE IN COCOA - 2ND EDITION - Author: Roy Bateman; Published by the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), London, U.K. Multimedia Pesticide Use in Cocoa: A Guide for Training Administrative and Research Staff, 2nd Edition: December 2009 (revised March 2010), PDF, 72 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Pesticide Use in Cocoa" Chapters include "...Pesticides and Their Properties; Safety and Residues; Good Agricultural Practices for Cocoa; etc..." For more information see the International Cocoa Organization

COCONUT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT - COPRA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Coconut Production Manuals, Handbooks, Guides, Technical Reports, etc. COCONUT - Authors: M. Foale & H. Harries; Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Agroforestry.net, Holualoa, Hawaii Multimedia Coconut Production & Marketing Guide - PDF, 24 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Coconut Production & Marketing" Guide Sections include Coconut Bontanical Description; Coconut Growth and Development; Coconut Propagation and Planting; Coconut Cultivation; Coconut Pests and Coconut Diseases; Coconut Commercial Production; Coconut Small Scale Production; Coconut Yields; etc..." For more information see Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry or Agroforestry.net - Agroforestry Information Resources COFFEE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Coffee Production Manuals, Handbooks, Guides, Technical Reports, etc. COFFEE - Authors: V. Easton Smith, S. Steiman & C. Elevitch; Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Agroforestry.net, Holualoa, Hawaii Multimedia Coffee Production & Marketing Guide - PDF, 26 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Coffee Production & Marketing" Guide Sections include Coffee Bontanical Description; Coffee Growth and Development; Coffee Propagation and Planting; Coffee Cultivation; Coffee Pests and Coffee Diseases; Coffee Commercial Production; Coffee Small Scale Production; Coffee Yields; etc..." For more information see Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry or Agroforestry.net - Agroforestry Information Resources

CORN PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT - MAIZE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Corn Production Manuals, Handbooks, Guides, Technical Reports, etc. Maize Production Manuals, Handbooks, Guides, Technical Reports, etc. CORN PRODUCTION - UM Extension, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota Multimedia Corn Production Guide & Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Corn Production" Subject Categories include "...Hybrid selection; Planting Corn; Emergence and Stand Establishment; Replanting, Weather, and Hail; Corn Weed Management; Corn Insect & Corn Disease; Corn Irrigation; Corn Silage; Grain Harvest; Grain Drying, Storage, and Handling; Tillage; etc..." For more information see Crop Production; UM Extension or the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences CORN PRODUCTION HANDBOOK - Editors: L. Espinoza & J. Ross; Cooperative Extension Service, Division of Agriculture, Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food & Life Sciences, University of Arkansas Multimedia Corn Production Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Corn Production Handbook" Subject Categories include "...Corn Growth and Development; Corn Cultural Practices; Corn Drainage and Corn Irrigation; Corn Fertilization and Liming; Major Insect Pests of Field Corn in Arkansas and Their Management; Corn Harvesting; etc..." For more information see the Cooperative Extension Service; Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food & Life Sciences CORN PRODUCTION (QUICKTIME) - Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University Multimedia Corn Production Handbook, Database, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Corn Production" Handbook & Databases include "...Corn Management; Corn Tillage and Soil Fertility; Corn Pest Management; Weather and Related Crop Response; Alternative Agriculture; End Uses of Corn; Corn Production Economics and Statistics; Corn Image Gallery; etc..." For more information see Department of Agronomy or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences CORN FIELD GUIDE: A REFERENCE FOR IDENTIFIYING DISEASES, INSECT PESTS, AND DISORDERS OF CORN - Editors: Daren Mueller (Extension Program Specialist, Department of Plant Pathology) & Rich Pope (County Extension Program Coordinator, Harrison County); Integrated Pest Management, University Extension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University Multimedia Corn Field Guide: A Reference for Identifying Diseases, Insect Pests, and Disorders of Corn - PDF, 84 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. "Corn Field Guide: A Reference for Identifying Diseases, Insect Pests, and Disorders of Corn" Chapters include "...Corn Production (Developmental Stages, Root Systems, etc.); Corn Integrated Pest Management (Corn IPM) (Scouting, Diagnostic Clinic, Fungicide Decisions, etc.); Corn Diseases (Foliar Diseases, Stalk Rots, Ear Rots, etc.); Corn Insects (Pests & Beneficial Insects); Corn Disorders (Herbicide Injury, Nutrient Deficiencies, Stalk Lodging, etc.)..." For more information see Growth and Development; Corn Production; Department of Plant Pathology or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences THE GEORGIA CORN DIAGNOSTIC GUIDE - Edited by R. Dewey Lee, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Extension Publications, University of Georgia Multimedia Corn Diagnostic Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Corn Diagnostic Guide "...was prepared to help growers and crop advisors identify problems found in corn fields so that proper corrective measures can be taken to insure as successful production as possible..." For more information see Extension Publications or the Department of Entomology Corn Yield Calculators - Maize Yield Calculators CORN YIELD ESTIMATOR - Pioneer, a Division of DuPont For more information see Tools; Agronomy or Pioneer Corn, Corn Grain & Corn Silage Budget & Production Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) Maize, Maize Grain & Maize Silage Budget & Production Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) CORN GRAIN BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Corn Grain Budgets". Corn Grain Budget Calculators include: Corn Grain Conventional Tillage with 80 Bushel Yield Calculator; Corn Grain Conventional Tillage with 100 Bushel Yield Calculator; Corn Grain Conventional Tillage with 120 Bushel Yield Calculator; Corn Grain Minimum Tillage with 88 Bushel Yield Calculator; Corn Grain Minimum Tillage with 110 Bushel Yield Calculator; Corn Grain Minimum Tillage with 132 Bushel Yield Calculator..." For more information see Enterprise Budgets or the Virginia Cooperative Extension CORN SILAGE BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Corn Silage Budgets". Corn Silage Budget Calculators include: Corn Silage Conventional Tillage with 15 Ton Yield Calculator; Corn Silage Conventional Tillage with 18 Ton Yield Calculator; Corn Silage Minimum Tillage with 16.5 Ton Yield Calculator; Corn Silage Minimum Tillage with 19.8 Ton Yield Calculator..." For more information see Enterprise Budgets or the Virginia Cooperative Extension CORN SILAGE SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Wisconsin Team Forage, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Calculators are located within different sections. Examples of "Corn Silage" Calculators - Spreadsheets include "...Custom Harvesting Calculator; Bunker Silo Density Calculator; Bunker Silo Sizing Calculator; Corn Silage vs. Alfalfa Calculator; Cost of Forage Storage Calculator; etc..." For more information see Wisconsin-Extension Team Forage or the Cooperative Extension

COTTON PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT, COTTON GINNING, HVI COTTON CLASSIFICATION, ETC. Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Cotton Production & Management Handbooks & Guides COTTON PRODUCTION GUIDE - 2015 - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia Cotton Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on "Cotton Information". Examples of "Cotton Production Guide" Subject Categories include "...The Cotton Plant; Developing a Management Strategy; Cotton Planting Decisions; Cotton Variety Selection; Cotton Fertilization; Disease Management in Cotton; Weed Management in Cotton; Cotton Defoliation; Cotton Production with Conservation Tillage; Cotton Classification; Cotton Terminology; etc..." For more information see Cotton; IPM Cotton; IPM Field Crops; North Carolina Integrated Pest Management or the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service COTTON PRODUCTION GUIDE 2015 - UGA Cotton, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia; Supported by the Georgia Cotton Commission Multimedia Cotton Production Guide 2014 - PDF, 128 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Cotton Production Guide 2014" Chapters include "...Cotton Fertilization; Cotton Variety Selection; Cotton Plant and Fiber Development; Cotton Planting; Cotton Insect Management; etc..." For more information see UGA Cotton; Field Crops; Georgia Commodities at CAES Cotton Production & Management Technical Reports, Video Lectures & Spreadsheets (xls) COTTON PRODUCTION - Texas A&M Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Lubbock, Pecos & Halfway, Texas A&M University Multimedia Cotton Lectures, Publications, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Cotton" Lectures, Publications, etc. Subject Categories include "...General Production; Cotton Irrigation; Cotton Fertility; Cotton Insects; Cotton Weeds; Nematodes & Diseases; Harvest, Fiber Quality & Ginning; etc..." For more information see Crops; Programs or the Texas A&M Agriculture Research and Extension Center Basic Cotton Production & Management Manuals BASIC COTTON MANUAL - Authors: M. Gibbs (Sustainable Cotton Project), R. Dufour & M. Guerena (National Center for Appropriate Technology); Funding: California State Water Resources Control Board; Publisher: Sustainable Cotton Project, 1/2005 Multimedia Basic Cotton Manual - PDF, 54 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Basic Cotton Manaual" Chapters include "... Plant Nutrition; Crop Rotation; Cotton Conservation Tillage; Cotton Soil Sampling; Cotton Field Monitoring; Petiole Analysis; Plant Mapping; Cotton Defoliation and Harvest; etc..." For more information see the Links & Resources or the Sustainable Cotton Project, Inc. Cotton Ginning Videos COTTON GINNING - YouTube Multimedia Cotton Ginning - Various Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.

FLAX - OILSEED FLAX, OILSEED SOLIN, FLAX STRAW AND FIBRE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Flax Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, Publications FLAX PRODUCTION - OILSEED FLAX, OILSEED SOLIN, FLAX STRAW AND FIBRE - Flax Council of Canada Multimedia Flax Production Guide - Oilseed Flax, Oilseed Solin, Flax Strax and Fibre (Text & Images). Click on "Growing Flax". Examples of Flax Production Guide Sections include "...Crop Rotation; Flax Seed and Seeding Practices; Flax Growth and Development; Flax Diagnostic Guide; Flax Field Insect Pests; Flax Diseases; Flax Harvesting; Flax Varieties; Flax Straw and Fibre; etc..." For more information see the Flax Council of Canada GUAR (CLUSTER BEAN, CLUSTERBEAN) PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Guar (Cluster Bean, Clusterbean) Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, Publications GUAR PRODUCTION GUIDE - West Texas Guar, Inc. Multimedia Guar Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Example of "Guar Production Guide" Subject Categories include "...Guar Planting; Guar Growth; Guar Diseases; Guar Insects; Guar Cultivation; Guar Harvesting; etc..." GUAR PRODUCTION - Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue Universit Multimedia Guar Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Example of "Guar Production Guide" Subject Categories include "...Guar Seed Preparation & Germination; Guar Seeding, Method & Rate of Seeding Guar Variety Selection; Guar Diseases & Control; Guar Weed Control; Guar Harvesting; Guar Drying, Storage and Seed Quality; etc..." For more information see Welcome to NewCROP or the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture HERBS & SPICES PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Herbs & Spices Production & Management Databases, Technical Publications, etc. GERNOT KATZER'S EXOTIC SPICES - G. Katzer, Austria Multimedia Spice Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Gernot Katzer’s Spice" Subject Categories include Alphabetic Index "...comprises about 10000 names in about 50 different languages for more than 100 spices and herbs..." English Index; Geographic Index of Spices; Morphologic Index of Spices (plant part used for cooking); Botanic Index of Spices; Spice Mixture Index..." For more information see Gernot Katzer's Home Page HERBAL: A MODERN - Author: M. Grieve, Botanical.com Multimedia Herbal Common Name Index (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. A Modern Herbal "...includes over "800" Herbal Verieties..." Each Herb within "A Modern Herbal" includes the following "...Description; Constituents; Medicinal Action and Uses; Dosage and Preparations; Synonyms; Part Used; Habitat; etc..." For more information see A Modern Herbal, Botanical Com Black Pepper Production & Management Databases, Technical Publications, etc. BLACK PEPPER - Authors: S.C. Nelson & K.T. Cannon-Eger; Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Agroforestry.net, Holualoa, Hawaii Multimedia Black Pepper Production & Marketing Guide - PDF, 14 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Black Pepper Production & Marketing" Guide Sections include Black Pepper Bontanical Description; Black Pepper Growth and Development; Black Pepper Propagation and Planting; Black Pepper Cultivation; Black Pepper Pests and Black Pepper Diseases; Black Pepper Commercial Production (Black Pepper, White Pepper, Green Pepper, Tellicherry); Black Pepper Small Scale Production (Black Pepper, White Pepper, Green Pepper, Tellicherry); Black Pepper Yields; etc..." For more information see Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry or Agroforestry.net - Agroforestry Information Resources MACADAMIA NUT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Macadamia Nut Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, Publications, etc. MACADAMIA NUT - Author: M.A. Nagao; Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Agroforestry.net, Holualoa, Hawaii Multimedia Macadamia Nut Production & Marketing Guide - PDF, 19 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Macadamia Nut Production & Marketing" Guide Sections include Macadamia Nut Botany; Macadamia Nut Production; Macadamia Nut Propagation; Macadamia Nut Pests and Macadamia Nut Diseases; Macadamia Nut Postharvest Considerations; Macadamia Nut Processing & Marketing; etc..." For more information see Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry or Agroforestry.net - Agroforestry Information Resources MACADAMIA NUT PRODUCTION - CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii Multimedia Macadamia Nut Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Macadamia Nut Production includes "...Varieties; Propagation; Soil Type & Location; Cultural Practices; Fertilization; Harvesting; Postharvest; Diseases & Insects; etc..." For more information see Crop Menu; Crop Knowledge Master or the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Macadamia Nut Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), Models, etc. MACADAMIA BELT AND WATER SORTING CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Compiled by: Kevin Quinlan (District Horticulturist), Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales Government, Australia VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Nuts; Agriculture or Department of Primary Industries

MANGO PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Mango Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, Publications, etc. MANGO GROWING - Author: J.F. Dirou, NSW Centre for Tropical Horticulture, NSW Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales (NSW), Australia Multimedia Mango Gowing Guide (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Mango Growing" Guide Sections include "...Site Selection; Varieties; Flowering; Tree Training and Pruning; etc..." For more information see Tropical fruit; Horticulture; Agriculture or the NSW Department of Primary Industries MANGO PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT VIDEOS & GUIDES - J. Crane, Tropical Fruit Crops Specialist, Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida Multimedia Mango Production & Management Videos & Guides (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Mango Production & Management Videos" include "...Taking Care of Your Mangos Video; Harvesting Mango Fruit Video; Keeping the Mango Tree Healthy Video; Mango Blooms Video; etc. For more information see FruitScapes or the Tropical Research & Education Center Mango Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), Models, etc. MANGO GROSS MARGINS CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Queensland Government Business Online Services, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry, Queensland Government, Australia Click on "Mango dry tropics" VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Queensland Government Business Online Services or the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry MANGO FERTILISER GUIDE - CALCULATOR - USING CROP REPLACEMENT DATA (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Authors: John Slack & John Dirou, NSW Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales (NSW), Australia VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Mango Fertiliser Guide" Calculator INPUT Values include "...Variety; Row Spacing; Yield; etc. Leaching/Fixation Factor: Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Calcium; Magnesium; Fertiliser Schedule; etc..." For more information see Crop nutrient replacement: calculator for fertiliser requirements; Tropical fruit; Horticulture; Agriculture or the NSW Department of Primary Industries

MUSHROOM PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Mushroom Cultivation & Marketing Guides, Handbooks, etc. MUSHROOMS - PennState Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Mushrooms (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Mushrooms" include "...Production and Harvesting; Species and Varieties; Substrate Management; Pests and Diseases; etc..." For more information see Forage and Food Crops or the PennState Extension or the College of Agriculture Sciences Agaricus Mushroom Production Guides, Handbooks, etc. BASIC PROCEDURES FOR AGARICUS MUSHROOM GROWING - PennState Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Basic Procedures for Agaricus Mushroom Growing (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Mushrooms; Forage and Food Crops or the PennState Extension or the College of Agriculture Sciences Oyster Mushroom Production Guides, Handbooks, etc. CULTIVATION OF OYSTER MUSHROOMS - PennState Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Cultivation of Oyster Mushrooms (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Mushrooms; Forage and Food Crops or the PennState Extension or the College of Agriculture Sciences Shiitake Mushroom Production Guides, Handbooks, etc. GROWING SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS VIDEO - Woodland Stewardship Education, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Extension, University of Maryland Multimedia Growing Shiitake Mushrooms Video (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY EXTENSIVE. Click on "Growing Shiitake Mushrooms" Video. For more information see Shiitake Mushrooms Production and Marketing or the Woodland Stewardship Education

OATS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Oat Production & Management Technical Reports, Publications, Guidelines OAT PRODUCTION IN NORTH DAKOTA - Authors: J. Ransom, et al.; NDSU Extension, College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, North Dakota State University Multimedia Oat Production in North Dakota Technical Publication (Text & Images). For more information see College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources or the North Dakota State University Oats Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) PRODUCTION COSTS FOR OAT CROP OR OTHER SMALL GRAIN (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: A.M. Johana, Hosted by: Ag Decision Maker, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Production Costs for Oat Crop or other Small Grain" INPUT Values include "...Preharvest Machinery Fixed & Variable Costs; Seed, Feterilizer Costs; Labor Costs; Land Costs; Harvesting Costs; etc..." For more information see Decision Tools - Crop Decisions; Cost & Returns; Ag Decision Maker or Iowa State University Extension OLIVE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Olive Production & Management Technical Reports, Publications, Courses, Calculators, etc. OLIVE OIL - Sonoma County, University of California Cooperative Extension Multimedia Olive Oil Publications, Courses, Technical Reports, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Olive Oil Publications, Courses, Technical Reports, Calculators, etc." Sections include "...Growing Olives; Olive Pest Management; Olive Oil Production; Olive Oil Processing; Olive Oil Evaluation; Olive Maturity Index Calculator; etc..." For more information see Specialty Crops or Sonoma County, University of California Cooperative Extension

ORCHIDS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Orchids Production & Management Technical Reports, Publications, Courses, Calculators, etc. ALSO SEE GREENHOUSE CROPS, FLORICULTURE, ORNAMENTALS GROWING DENDROBIUM ORCHIDS IN HAWAII: PRODUCTION AND PEST MANAGEMENT GUIDE - Edited by: K. Leonhardt & Kelvin Sewake; Published by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR); University of Hawaii Multimedia Growing Dendrobium Orchids in Hawaii: Production and Pest Management Guide - PDF, 90 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Growing Dendrobium Orchids in Hawaii: Production and Pest Management Guide" Chapters include "...Dendrobium cultivars recommended for commercial production; Site selection and structures; Nursery practices; Pests and pest management; Postharvest handling of dendrobiums; The dendrobium orchid business; etc..." For more information see Publications or the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR)

PEANUT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Peanut Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, etc. PEANUT PRODUCTION - J.W. Chapin & J.S. Thomas, Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson University Multimedia Peanut Production (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Peanut Production" Chapters include "...Peanut Varieties; Crop Rotation; Tillage; Planting (date, seeding rate table, depth, soil temperature); Fertility (soil test guidelines, inoculants, tissue testing, nutrient removal); Growth / Development (temperature effect, growth stages, growth regulator timing); Irrigation; Diseases; Insects; Harvest Maturity (pod scrape & pressure wash methods, hull color guidelines); Grade; etc..." For more information see Agronomy; Programs or the Cooperative Extension Service PEANUT PRODUCTION GUIDE FOR OKLAHOMA - Authors: C. Godsey, et.al., Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University Multimedia Peanut Production Guide for Oklahoma - PDF, 94 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Click on "Peanut Production Guide for Oklahoma". Examples of "Peanut Production Guide for Oklahoma" Chapters include "...Market Type and Variety Selection; Production Practices for Spanish and Runner Type Peanuts; Virginia Peanut Production; Insect Control; Disease Control; etc..." For more information see Oilseeds; Crops or the Department of Plant & Soil Sciences Peanut Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) PEANUT BUDGET CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Peanut Budgets". Peanut Budget Calculators include: Peanut Budget Calculator (Conventional); Peanut Budget Calculator (Strip - Tilled); Peanut Budget Calculator (Runner); etc..." For more information see Enterprise Budgets or the Virginia Cooperative Extension Warehouse Ventilation Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) WAREHOUSE VENTILATION CALCULATOR FOR PEANUTS - National Peanut Research Laboratory, USDA Warehouse Ventilation Calculator for Peanuts INPUT Values include: "...Desired Capacity; Peanut Variety; Building Width; Eave Height; Desired Building Length; Roof Pitch..." For more information see the National Peanut Research Laboratory POTATO PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Potato Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals & Guides POTATO PRODUCTION: POTATO EDUCATION GUIDE - A.D. Pavlista, Panhandle Research & Extension Center, and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Potato Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Potato Production: Potato Education Guide" Subject Categories include "...Potato Varieties - Potato Biotechnology; Potato Soil Management; Potato Disease Management; Potato Insect Management; Potato Production (Production Stages); etc..." For more information see CropWatch; Extension or the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Potato Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) RED POTATO BUDGETS AND RIPARIAN BUFFERS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: Resource Consulting Service, LLC, Hosted by: Puyallup Research & Extension Center, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to the Red Potato Budgets and Riparian Buffers Section & Click on "Potato Budget Tool". Red Potato Budgets Calculator and Riparian Buffers Calculator "...takes a standard annual potato enterprise budget and looks at the annual cost and income effects of installing and maintaining riparian buffers along watercourses located on the farm property. The intended target audiences for this workbook are potato producers and other agriculture professionals interested in the impacts of riparian buffers..." For more information see Riparian Buffers: Economic Tools; Riparian Buffers: Function, Management and Economic Implications for Agriculture or the Puyallup Research & Extension Center PULSE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Field Pea, Lentil, Chickpea, Dry Bean (Navy White Bean, Kidney Bean, Pinto Bean, Red Bean, Great Northern Bean, etc.) Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Pulse Production & Management Manuals & Guides PULSE PRODUCTION MANUALS - Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Multimedia Pulse Production Manual - Field Peas, Lentils, Chickpeas, Beans, Faba Beans, Pulse School Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Pulse Production Manuals" include "...Peas Production Manual; Lentils Production Manual; Chickpea & Beans Production Manual; Faba Beans Production Manual; Pulse School Videos; etc..." For more information see the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers DRY BEANS - Panhandle Research & Extension Center, and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Dry Beans Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Dry Beans" Categories include "...Dry Edible Bean Production Systems Tillage systems; Planting; Harvest; etc. Dry Bean Market Classes and Varieties; Genetic Improvement; Dry Bean Soil Management; Dry Bean Weed Managament; Dry Bean Insect Management & Dry Bean Disease Managment; Dry Bean Irrigation; etc..." For more information see CropWatch; Extension or the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

RICE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Rice Production & Management Manuals, Guides, etc. RICE KNOWLEDGE BANK - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Multimedia Rice Technical Publications, Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Examples of Rice Databases, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports include Step-by-Step Production Decision Tools (Crop Manager, Weed Identification, Rice Doctor) RICE PRODUCTION HANDBOOK - Editor: Nathan A. Slaton (Extension Agronomist - Rice), Cooperative Extension Service, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food & Life Sciences, University of Arkansas Multimedia Rice Production Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Rice Production Handbook" Chapters include "...Rice Varieties and Seed Production; Rice Stand Establishment; Water-Seeded Rice; Rice Weed Control; Efficient Use of Fertilizer; Water Management; Management of Rice Diseases; Maintaining Yield and Grain Qualityy; etc..." For more information see the Rice Research and Extension Center Rice Research Videos RICE PRODUCTION PART 1 & 2 - Agribusiness Philippines, Hosted on YouTube Multimedia Rice Production in the Philippines (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. RYE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Rye Production & Management Manuals, Guides, etc. RYE PRODUCTION - Authors: E.A. Oelke, E.S. Oplinger, H. Bahri, B. R. Durgan, D. H. Putnam, J.D. Doll, and K.A. Kelling; Hossted by: NewCROP, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue Universtiy Multimedia Rye Production and Management Guide (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Rye Production" Sections include "...Rye Varieties; Rye Seeding; Rye Fertility; Rye Plant Diseases & Insects; Rye Harvest & Storage; etc..." For more information see Welcome to NewCROP or the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture SORGHUM PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT & SWEET SORGHUM PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Sorghum Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCTION HANDBOOK - Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Multimedia Grain Sorghum Production Handbook - PDF, 32 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on "Grain Sorghum Production Handbook" Examples of "Grain Sorghum Production Handbook" Chapters include "...Growth and Development of the Sorghum Plant; Selection of Grain Sorghum Hybrids; Seedbed Preparation and Planting Practices; Grain Sorghum Weed Control; Grain Sorghum Fertilizer Requirements; Grain Sorghum Irrigation; Grain Sorghum Diseases & Insects; Harvesting Grain Sorghum; Grain Sorghum Drying & Storage; etc..." For more information see Grain Sorghum; Crop Production; Extension Agronomy or the Department of Agronomy Sweet Sorghum Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. PROCESSING SWEET SORGHUM FOR SYRUP - M.J. Bitzer & J.D. Fox, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky Multimedia Processing Sweet Sorghum for Syrup (Text & Images). "...Processing sweet sorghum is the most critical aspect of making a high quality syrup..." For more information see Publications or the College of Agriculture

SOYBEAN PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Soybean Production & Management Manuals, Guides, etc. SOYBEAN PRODUCTION - Soybean Extension and Research, Agronomy Extension, and the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Iowa State University Multimedia Soybean Production Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Content by Category; Integrated Crop Management or the Department of Agronomy SOYBEAN PRODUCTION - a Cooperative effort between the University of Minnesota Extension Service, and the MN Soybean Research and Promotion Council Multimedia Soybean Production Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Soybean Production" Subject Categories include "...Soybean Variety Information; Soybean Seed Quality; Soybean Diseases and Disease Management; Soybean Weeds and Weed Control; Soybean Insects and Insect Management; Soil Fertility; Soybean Growth & Development; Soybean Tillage, Planting & Harvesting; Soybean Organic Production; etc..." For more information see Crop Production or the University of Minnesota Extension SOYBEAN PRODUCTION GUIDE - Editors: P. Pratt, P. Bolin & C. Godsey, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University Multimedia Soybean Production Guide - PDF, 140 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Soybean". Click on "Soybean Production Guide". Examples of "Soybean Production Guide" Chapters include "...The Soybean Plant - Stages of Development; Corp Management; Planting Equipment; Production Concepts; Pest Management; Harvesting; etc..." For more information see Oilseeds or the Department of Plant & Soil Sciences Soybean Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) SOYBEAN BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Soybean Budgets". Soybean Budget Calculators include: Soybean Budget Calculator: Full Season, Conventional Till (35 Bushel Yield) INPUT Values include: Soybean Preharvest Expenses "...Seed Costs; Soybean Inunoculant Costs; Nitrogen Costs; Phosphate Costs; Potash Costs; Lime Costs; Chemicals Costs;, Chemical Application Costs; etc..." Soybean Harvest Expenses "...Chemicals Costs; Repairs Costs; Labor Costs; Hauling Costs; Storage Costs; Drying Costs; etc..." Soybean Full Season Conventional Till Preharvest & Harvest Machinery Costs "...Planter Costs; Sprayer Costs; Combine Costs; etc..." etc. Soybean Budget Spreadsheet: Roundup Ready, Minimum Till INPUT Values include: Soybean Preharvest Expenses "...Seed Costs; Soybean Inunoculant Costs; Nitrogen Costs; Phosphate Costs; Potash Costs; Lime Costs; Chemicals Costs; Chemical Application Costs; etc..." Soybean Harvest Expenses "...Chemicals Costs; Repairs Costs; Labor Costs; Hauling Costs; Storage Costs; Drying Costs; etc..." Soybean Full Season Conventional Till Preharvest & Harvest Machinery Costs "...Plow Costs; Disk Costs; Combine Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see Enterprise Budgets or the Virginia Cooperative Extension Corn Earworm in Soybean Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) CORN EARWORM ECONOMIC THRESDHOLD CALCULATOR (ECONOMIC INJURY LEVEL FOR CORN EARWOM IN SOYBEAN) - Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University Corn Earworm Economic Threshold Calculator estimates "...an economic injury level for corn earworm in soybean..." Corn Earworm Economic Threshold Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Sampling Method; Control Costs (Product + Application); Price of Soybean; Row Width..." For more information see the Department of Entomology Soybean Rust Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) SOYBEAN RUST PLANNING TOOL (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - farmdoc Project, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign VERY EXTENSIVE. Soybean Rust Planning Calculator "...allows the user to perform a sensitivity analysis of soybean rust impact for three acreage scenarios: traditional 50 % corn - 50 % soybeans (50:50); 100 % corn (100:0); 75 % corn - 25 % soybeans (75:25)..." For more information see Tools; Management or farmdoc

SUGARBEET PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Sugarbeet Production & Management Manuals, Handbooks, Guides, etc. SUGARBEET PRODUCTION - Mohamed Khan, Extension Sugarbeet Specialist, North Dakota State University & Hosted by the Sugarbeet Research & Education Board of Minnesota & & North Dakota Multimedia Sugarbeet Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Sugarbeet Production Guide" Chapters include "...Introduction; Fertilizing Sugarbeets; Sugarbeet Row Widths- Plant Populations; Sugarbeet Seeds & Seedling; Drill Maintenance; Sugarbeet Weed Control; Sugarbeet Insect Control; Sugarbeet Disease Control; etc..." For more information see the Sugarbeet Research & Education Board of Minnesota & & North Dakota SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION - Panhandle Research & Extension Center, and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Sugar Beet Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Sugar Beet Production" Subject Categories include "...Sugarbeet Seed and Varieties; Crop Rotation; Sugarbeet Tillage and Seedbed Preparation; Wind Erosion Control; Sugarbeet Planting; Fertilizing Sugarbeet; Sugarbeet Insect Management; Sugarbeet Disease Management; Sugarbeet Irrigation Management; Sugarbeet Harvest; etc..." For more information see CropWatch; Extension or the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture SUGARBEET PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT - Stephen Kaffka, Department of Agronomy and Range Science, University of California, Davis Multimedia Sugarbeet Production & Management Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Department Plant Sciences Sugarbeet Calculators BEET HARVEST CALCULATOR - American Crystal Sugar Company Beet Harvest Calculator "...prioritizes your fields for harvest..." Beet Harvest Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Prepile or Stockpile; Seed Variety; Available Nitrogen, Soil Test, and Applied; Number of Plants per 100' Row; Planting Date; Cercospora Level in Field; Root Rot Level in Field; etc...." For more information see Calculators; Ag Tools; Agronomy or the American Crystal Sugar Company SUGARBEET CALCULATORS - American Crystal Sugar Company VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "8" "Sugarbeet" Calculators include "...Sugarbeet Variety Selector; Sugarbeet Seed Calculator; Beet Harvester Calculator; NPK/Fertilizer Calculator-Compare Fertilizer Costs Calculator; etc...." For more information see Calculators; Ag Tools; Agronomy or the American Crystal Sugar Company

SUGARCANE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Sugarcane Production & Management Manuals, Handbooks, Guides, etc. FLORIDA SUGARCANE HANDBOOK - Editor: R.W. Rice (Extension agent, Palm Beach County Extension-West Palm Beach), Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Sugarcane Production Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Sugarcane Production Handbook" Categories includes "...Overview (Sugarcane Production, Sugarcane Harvesting, etc.); Weed Management in Sugarcane; Sugarcane Diseases; Insect Management in Sugarcane; Sugarcane Soils; Sugarcane Cultural Practics; Sugarcane Varieties; etc..." For more information see Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences SUGARCANE - Louisiana State University Agriculture Center - LSU AgCenter Multimedia Sugarcane Handbooks, Manuals, Technical Reports, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Sugarcane Handbooks, Manuals, Technical Reports, etc." include Sugarcane Production Handbook Examples of "Sugarcane Production Handbook" Sections include Sugarcane Planting Recommendations and Suggestions for Louisiana Sugarcane Producers; Controlling Weeds in Sugarcane; Sugarcane Fertilization; etc..." Sugarcane Best Management Practices; Sugarcane Variety Identification Guide; Calibration of Sugarcane Sprayers; etc... For more information see the Crops; Topics or the Louisiana State University Agriculture Center - LSU AgCenter Sugarcane Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) SUGARCANE CROP CYCLE LENGTH EVALUATION MODEL (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Developed by: M.E. Salassi & M. Deliberto, Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agriculture Center - LSU AgCenter VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse down to "Sugarcane Crop Cycle Length Evaluation Model" Sugarcane Crop Cycle Length Evaluation Model assists "...sugarcane producers in evaluating the optimal crop cycle length for various tracts of sugarcane produced on farms in Louisiana. Costs and returns are compared for sugarcane crop cycles through harvest of second and third stubble sugarcane crops..." For more information see Sugarcane; Crops; Topics or the Louisiana State University Agriculture Center - LSU AgCenter PROJECTED SUGARCANE FARM COSTS AND RETURNS MODEL (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Developed by: M.E. Salassi & M. Deliberto, Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agriculture Center - LSU AgCenter VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse down to "Spreadsheet". Projected Sugarcane Farm Costs and Returns Model "...allows sugarcane producers to project sugarcane net returns for the coming year and to evaluate the impact of changes in yields, sugar prices, input prices and other factor..." For more information see Sugarcane; Crops; Topics or the Louisiana State University Agriculture Center - LSU AgCenter

SUNFLOWER PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Sunflower Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. HIGH PLAINS SUNFLOWER PRODUCTION HANDBOOK - Published: Kansas State University in cooperation with Kansas Sunflower Commission, National Sunflower Association, High Plains Committee, Colorado Sunflower Administrative Committee, Colorado State University, University of Nebraska, University of Wyoming, USDA, etc. & Hosted by the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Multimedia Sunflower Production Handbook - PDF, 51 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on "Sunflower Production Handbook" Examples of "Sunflower Production Handbook" Chatpers include Sunflower Agronomic Practices; Nutrient Management; Weed Control; Water Requirements; Irrigation Management; Insect Pest Management; Harvesting; Storing and Drying; etc..." For more information see Sunflowers Crop Production; Extension Agronomy or the Department of Agronomy TEA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Tea Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. TEA - Authors: Koen den Braber, Dwight Sato & Eva Lee; Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Agroforestry.net, Holualoa, Hawaii Multimedia Tea Production & Marketing Guide - PDF, 33 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tea Production & Marketing" Guide Sections include Tea Bontanical Description; Tea Environmental Preferences and Tolerances; Tea Growth and Development; Tea Propagation and Planting; Tea Cultivation; Tea Pests and Tea Diseases; Tea Commercial Production; Tea Small Scale Production; Tea Yields; etc..." For more information see Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry or Agroforestry.net - Agroforestry Information Resources TRITICALE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Triticale Production & Management Manulas, Handbooks, Guides, etc. TRITICALE PRODUCTION MANUAL - Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Alberta, Alberta, Canada Multimedia Triticale Production Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Triticale Production Manual" Subject Categories include "...Triticale Grain for Feed; Triticale Grain for Various Classes of Livestock; Triticale in Sustainable Cropping Rotations; Triticale for Grazing and Hay; Triticale for Silage; Triticale Crop Production; etc..." For more information see Cereals; Crops or Agriculture and Rural Development

TOBACCO PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Tobacco Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. TOBACCO GROWERS GUIDE - Editor: D.T. Gooden, Tobacco Production, Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson University Multimedia Tobacco Grower Guide, (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on "Tobacco Grower's Guide". Examples of "Tobacco Grower Guide" Chapters include "...Tobacco Production (Varieties, Crop Rotation, Planting, etc.); Tobacco Disease Management; Insect Management; Mechanization and Curing; etc..." For more information see the Tobacco Production Home Page; Agronomy or the Cooperative Extension Service GEORGIA TOBACCO GROWER'S GUIDE - Georgia Commodities at CAES, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Examples of "Georgia Tobacco Grower's Guide" Sections include "...Tobacco Variety Information; Production of Bare Root Tobacco Transplants; Transplant Production in the Float System; Fertilization; Irrigating Tobacco; Tobacco Disease Control; Premature Flowering Management; Topping and Chemical Sucker Control Programs; Harvesting and Curing Equipment Maintenance; etc..." For more information see Tobacco or Georgia Commodities at CAES Also see Tobacco Barn Retrofit Examples of "Tobacco Barn Retrofit" Sections include "...Retrofitting Information; Curing & Energy Conservation Publications; Heat Exchanger Information; Types of Steel; etc..." Tobacco Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) HAND HARVEST CALCULATOR - FLUE-CURED TOBACCO - BULK BARN - Georgia Commodities at CAES, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Click on Hand Harvest budget Examples of "Hand Harvest Calculator - Flue-Cured Tobacco - Bulk Barn" INPUT Values include "...Preharvest Plants; Fertilizer; Hervicides; Insecticides; etc. Machinery Fuel; Repairs & Maintenance; Labor; etc. Harvest Curing Fuel; Electricity; Machinery; Labor; Baling Supplies; etc. Fixed Costs Machinery; Irrigation; Taxes; etc. Curing Barn; Heat Exchange Replacement; Overhead; etc. For more information see Enterprise Budgets; Tobacco; Field Crops; Georgia Commodities at CAES TOBACCO BUDGET CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Tobacco Budgets". Tobacco Budget Calculators include: Virginia Flue-Cured Tobacco Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Receipts; Operating Costs "...Plants Costs; Cover Crop Costs; Lime Costs; Herbicide Costs; Fungicide Costs; Insecticide Costs; Fertilizer Costs; Sidedress Costs; Sucker Contol Costs; Tobacco Curing Fuel Costs; Labor Costs; etc..." Machinery Harvest Costs "...Trucks Costs; Tractors Costs; Plows Costs; Bedders Costs; Sprayers Costs; Bush Hog Costs; Tobacco Barn Costs; Irrigation Costs; etc.." etc. Virginia Dark-Fired Tobacco Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Receipts; Operating Costs "...Plants Costs; Cover Crop Costs; Lime Costs; Herbicide Costs; Fungicide Costs; Insecticide Costs; Fertilizer Costs; Sidedress Costs; Sucker Contol Costs; Tobacco Curing Fuel Costs; Labor Costs; etc..." Machinery Harvest Costs "...Trucks Costs; Tractors Costs; Plows Costs; Bedders Costs; Sprayers Costs; Bush Hog Costs; Tobacco Barn Costs; Irrigation Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see Enterprise Budgets or the Virginia Cooperative Extension

VANILLA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Vanilla Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. VANILLA - Author: J.Y. Uchida; Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry, Agroforestry.net, Holualoa, Hawaii Multimedia Banana and Plantain Production & Marketing Guide - PDF, 17 Pages (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Vanilla Production & Marketing" Guide Sections include Vanilla Bontanical Description; Vanilla Propagation and Planting; Vanilla Cultivation; Vanilla Value-Added Processing; Vanilla Pests and Vanilla Diseases; Vanilla Small Scale Production Specialty Markets; etc..." For more information see Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry or Agroforestry.net - Agroforestry Information Resources VETETABLE & MELON PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Vegetable Crop Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, etc. COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE CROP INFORMATION - Vegetable Research and Information Center, University of California, Davis Multimedia Vegetable Production Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Commercial Vegetable Crop Information" Subject Categories include "...Artichokes Production & Management; Asparagus Production & Management; Beans Production & Management; Broccoli Production & Management; Cabbage Production & Management; Carrot Production & Management; Cauliflower Production & Management; Celery Production & Management; Cilantro Production & Management; Corn Production & Management; Cucumber Production & Management; Eggplant Production & Management; Garlic Production & Management; Lettuce Production & Management; Melons Production & Management; Okra Production & Management; Onion Production & Management; Pea Production & Management; Peppers: Chili Peppers & Bell Peppers Production & Management; Pumpkins & Squash Production & Management; Tomato Production & Management; etc..." For more information see Vegetable Research and Information Center COMMERCIAL VEGETABLES - Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Commercial Vegetable Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Commercial Vegetable Production Subject Categories which include over "50" different types of Vegetables include: "...Vegetables - General; Brassicas Production & Management (Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Horseradish, Kale, Kohlrabi, Radish, Rutabaga, etc.); Cucurbits Production & Management (Cucumber, Muskmelon, Watermelon, Pumpkin, Squash, etc.); Leafy Greens Production & Management (Celery, Endive, Lettuce, Parsley, Spinach, Swiss Chard, etc.); Legumes Production & Management (Beans, Peas); Potatoes Production & Management; Root & Bulbs Production & Management (Carrot, Garlic, Horseradish, Leek, Onion, Parsnip, etc.); Sweet Corn Production & Management; Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggplant Production & Management; etc..." Each Vegetable Module includes: "...Crop Management; Pest Management; Harvest & Postharvest; etc..." Greenhouse Vegetables Category includes "...Greenhouse Crop Management; Harvest and Storage; Pest Management; etc..." For more information see Crops; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario

WHEAT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Wheat Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. WHEAT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Editors: D. Lyon & B. Klein, Panhandle Research & Extension Center, and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Wheat Production (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Wheat Production" Subject Categories include "...Wheat Varieties - Genetic Improvement; Wheat Production; Wheat Soil Management; Wheat Weed Management; Wheat Insect Management; Wheat Diseases Management; Wheat Irrigation; Wheat Growth Stage Development, etc..." For more information see CropWatch or the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture WHEAT PRODUCTION HANDBOOK (C529) - Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Multimedia Wheat Production Handbook - PDF, 42 Pages (Text & Images); VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Wheat Production Handbook" Chapters include "...Wheat Growth and Development; Wheat Planting Practices; Wheat Nutrient Management; Wheat Weed Management; Wheat Disease Management; Wheat Irrigation Management; Wheat Havest; Wheat Storage Management; etc..." For more information see Wheat; Crop Production; Extension Agronomy or the Department of Agronomy Wheat Grading Procedures Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. WHEAT GRADING PROCEDURES (EP-98 GRAIN GRADING) - Authors: Timothy J. Herrman & Carl Reed, Department of Grain Science & Industry, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Multimedia Wheat Grading Procedures - PDF, 8 Pages (Text & Images); VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Wheat; Crops; Bookstore; K-State Research and Extension or the Department of Grain Science & Industry

TROPICAL HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Tropical Horticulture Production & Management Courses, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. SPECIALTY CROPS FOR PACIFIC ISLAND AGROFORESTRY - Agroforestry.net, Holualoa, Hawaii Multimedia Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry Production & Marketing Guides, Manuals, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Specialty Crops" Production & Marketing Guides, Manuals, etc. include Bamboo Production & Marketing; Banana Production & Marketing; Black Pepper Production & Marketing; Breadfruid Production & Marketing; Chili Pepper Production & Marketing; Cacao Production & Marketing - Chocolate Production & Marketing; Coconu Production & Marketing; Coffee Production & Marketing; Taro Production & Marketing; Ginger Production & Marketing; Kava Production & Marketing; Macadamia Nut Production & Marketing; Mangosteen Production & Marketing; Moringa Production & Marketing; Sandalwood Production & Marketing; Tamanu Production & Marketing - Kamani Production & Marketing; Tannia Production & Marketing; Taro Production & Marketing; Tea Production & Marketing; Vanilla Production & Marketing; etc..." For more information see Agroforestry.net - Agroforestry Information Resources FRUITSCAPES - TROPICAL FRUIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida Multimedia FruitScapes - Tropical Fruit Production & Management Videos & Guides (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tropical Fruit Crops Production Guides" Subject Categories include "...Barbados Cherry Production & Managment; Caimito (Star Apple) Production & Managment; Cocoa (Chocolate Bean) Production & Managment; Coconut Palm Production & Managment; Coffee Growing Production & Managment; Guava Production & Managment; Jaboticaba Production & Managment; Key Lime Production & Managment; Tahiti Lime Production & Managment; Mango Production & Managment; Papaya Production & Managment; Pineapple Production & Managment; etc..." For more information see FruitScapes or the Tropical Research & Education Center SEMI-ARID TROPICS CROPS - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRASAT) Multimedia Semi-Arid Tropics Crops (Text & Images). On the left hand side Click on Crops & than desired Crop ICRASAT Semi-Arid Tropics Crops include "...Chickpea (Garbanzo Bean); Pigeonpea; Groundnut; Sorghum (fifth most important cereal crop); Sweet Sorghum Pearl Millet Small millets (Finger, Foxtail, Kodo, Proso, Barnyard & Little Millet)..." For more information see the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRASAT) AFRICAN CROPS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) African Crops Production & Management Courses, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO GROWING CASSAVA - Integrated Cassava Project (ICP), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Multimedia Illustrated Guide to Growing Cassava - PDF (Text & Images). On the Left Hand Side under Agroenterpise CLICK ON "Illustrated Guide to Growing Cassava" For more information see Integrated Cassava Project (ICP) LOST CROPS OF AFRICA: VOLUME I: GRAINS - Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC), Policy and Global Affairs (PGA), National Academies, The National Academies Press Multimedia Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grain Book (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grain" Book Chapters include "...African Rice; Finger Millet; Fonio (Acha); Pearl Millet; Sorghum; Tef; Other Cultivated Grains; Wild Grains; etc..." For more information see Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC); Policy and Global Affairs (PGA); National Academies or The National Academies Press LOST CROPS OF AFRICA: VOLUME II: VEGETABLES - Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC), Policy and Global Affairs (PGA), National Academies, The National Academies Press Multimedia Lost Crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables Book (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables" Book Chapters include "...Amaranth; Bambara Bean; Celosia; Cowpea; Eggplant (Garden Egg); Egusi; Lablab; Locust Bean; Moringa; Shea; Yambean; etc..." For more information see Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC); Policy and Global Affairs (PGA); National Academies or The National Academies Press LOST CROPS OF AFRICA: VOLUME III: FRUITS - Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC), Policy and Global Affairs (PGA), National Academies, The National Academies Press Multimedia Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits Book (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits" Book Chapters include "...Balanities; Baobab; Butterfruit; Kei Apple; Marula; Tamarind; Chocolate Berries; Custard Apples; Gumvines; Monkey Oranges; Star Applee; etc..." For more information see Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC); Policy and Global Affairs (PGA); National Academies or The National Academies Press

Orchards, Fruits & Nuts

Commercial Cranberry Production & Management Handbooks, etc. Commercial Citrus Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Commercial Nut Growers Production & Management Manuals, etc. Commercial Fruit & Nut (All Inclusive) Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Tree & Vine Loss Value Calculators & Spreadsheets Tree Assessment: Wind Load Analysis Calculators & Spreadsheets Tree Spacing Calculators & Spreadsheets

Orchards, Fruits & Nuts COMMERCIAL CRANBERRY PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Commercial Cranberry Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, etc. CRANBERRY PRODUCTION: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES GUIDE FOR MASSACHUSETTS CRANBERRY PRODUCTION - Paul R. Lopes, UMass Cranberry Station, Floriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Multimedia Best Management Practices Guide for Massachusetts Cranberry Production (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Best Management Practices Guide for Massachusetts Cranberry Production" Subject Categories include "...Chemigation; Cranberry Disease Management; Erosion Sediment Control; Cranberry Fresh Fruit Production; Cranberry Harvest and Post-harvest Management; Cranberry Insect Management; Cranberry Irrigation; Mineral Soil Bog Construction; Cranberry Nutrient Management; Cranberry Pesticide Application; Renovating Producing Cranberry Acreage; Water Control Structures; etc..." For more information see UMass Cranberry Station or Floriculture

COMMERCIAL CITRUS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Citrus Variety Databases CITRUS VARIETIES DATABASE - Citrus Clonal Protection Program, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Citrus Varieties Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Citrus Varieties" Databases include "...Citron Varieties; Grapefruit Varieties and Pummelos Varieties; Kumquat Varieties and Kumquat Hybrids Varieties; Lemon Varieties; Lime Varieties and Limetta Varieties; Mandarin Varieties; Navel Orange Varieties; Blood Orange Varieties; Rootstock Varieties; Sour Orange Varieties; Specialty Varieties; Sweet Orange Varieties; Tangor Varieties; Tangelo Varieties; Valencia Orange Varieties; etc..." For more information see Citrus Clonal Protection Program CITRUS VARIETY COLLECTION INDEX - Citrus Variety Collection, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Citrus Variety Collection Database (Text & Images). Examples of "Citrus Variety Collection" Databases Subject Categories include "...Citron Varieties and Citron Hybrid Varieties; Citrus Relatives Varieties; Grapefruit Varieties and Grapefruit Hybrid Varieties; Lemon Varieties and Lemon Hybrid Varieties; Lime Varieties, Lime Hhybrid Varieties, and Rangpur lime Varieties; Limettas Varieties and Sweet Lime Varieties; Kumquats and Kumquat Hybrid Varieties; Papeda Varieties and Papeda Hybrid Varieties; Pummelo Varieties and Pummelo Hybrid Varieties; Mandarin Varieties and Mandarin Hybrid Varieties; Specialty Varieties; Sour Orange Varieties and Sour Orange Hybrid Varieties; Sweet Orange Varieties and Sweet Orange Hybrid Varieties; Rootstock Varieties; Trifoliate Varieties and Trifoliate Hybrid Varieties; Citrus Varieties developed at U.C.R.; etc..." For more information see Citrus Variety Collection Citrus Production Guides, Handbooks, Manuals, etc. CITRUS - J.W. Sauls, Citrus Specialist, Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, Texas, Aggie Horticulture Network, Texas A&M University Multimedia Texas Citrus & Subtropical Fruit Production Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Texas Citrus & Subtropical Fruit" Production Manual Subject Categories include Citriculture; Citrus Pest Management & Disease Control; Citrus Harvest and Handling; Citrus Marketing; Orchard Economics; etc..." For more information see the Aggie Horticulture Network CITRUS HANDBOOK - EDIS, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Citrus Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Citrus" Handbook Subject Categories include "...Nutrition and Fertilization; Pest Management; Postharvest and Handling; Varieties and Rootstocks; Water Management; etc..." For more information see Crop Handbooks; EDIS Online, University of Florida COMMERCIAL NUT GROWERS Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Commercial Nut Growers Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, Guides, etc. A NUT GROWERS' MANUAL - The Eastern Chapter of the Society of Ontario Nut Growers Multimedia Nut Growers' Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nut Growers' Manual" Sections & Subsections include General Cultural Practices; Recommendations by Species "...Black Walnut; Heartnut; Butternut; Hazelnut; Shagbark Hickory; Korean Nut Pine; etc.." For more information see the The Eastern Chapter of the Society of Ontario Nut Growers or the Society of Ontario Nut Growers CHESTNUT PRODUCTION: CHESTNUT CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA - Author: Paul M. Vossen (Farm Advisor, Sonoma County), Sonoma County, University of California Cooperative Extension Multimedia Chestnut Culture in California - PDF, 18 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Chestnut Culture in California" Sections include "...Chestnut Species; Chestnut Varieties; Chestnut Flowering and Bearing Habit; Cultural Practices (Site Prep, Planting & Training, Fertilization, etc.); etc..." For more information see Paul M. Vossen's Home Page or Sonoma County, University of California Cooperative Extension

COMMERCIAL FRUIT & NUT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT - (ALL INCLUSIVE) Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Commercial Fruit & Nut Production & Management Videos & Production Guides FRUIT & NUT TREE LECTURES (VIDEOS) - R.C. Rosecrance, College of Agriculture, California State University, Chico Multimedia Fruit Tree Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "35" Fruit & Nut Tree Lecture Videos Almond Trees "...Almond Training & Pruning Video Lecture; Almond Fertilization, Orchard Floor Management, and Nut Fertilization Video Lecture; Almond Rootstocks Video Lecture; etc..." Olive Trees "...Olive Harvest Timing & Methods Video Lecture; Olive Reproductive Biology Video Lecture; Olive Training & Pruning Video Lecture; etc..." Peach Trees "...Peach Thinning Video Lecture; Peach Training Video Lecture; etc..." Pistachio Trees Pistachio Rootstock Production: Budding Video Lecture; Pistachio Growth Habit & Culture Video Lecture; etc..." Walnut Trees Walnut Fruiting Habit and Cultivars Video Lecture; Walnut Training & Prunning Video Lecture; etc..." For more information see Richard Rosecrance's Home Page or the College of Agriculture FRUITSCAPES - TROPICAL FRUIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida Multimedia FruitScapes - Tropical Fruit Production & Management Videos & Guides (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tropical Fruit Production & Management Videos & Guides" Subject Categories include "...Avocado Videos & Production Guides; Banana Videos & Production Guides; Carambola Videos & Production Guides; Lychee Videos & Production Guides; Mamey Sapote Videos & Production Guides; Mango Videos & Production Guides; Papaya Videos & Production Guides; Persimmon Videos & Production Guides; etc..." For more information see FruitScapes or the Tropical Research & Education Center TREE FRUITS & NUT CROPS - Author: Bob Beede; Video Authors Bob Beede & Tony Garcia; Kings County Extension Office, Kings County, U.C. Davis Extension Service, University of California, Davis Multimedia Tree Fruits & Nut Crops Production Guidelines (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tree Fruits & Nut Crops" Production Guidelines include "...Crop Information: Almonds, Olives, Pistachios, Walnuts, Minor Nut Crops (Chestnuts) etc. Management: Orchard Site Selection and Development; Orchard Floor Management etc. Education Videos Measuring Pistachio Leaf Water Potential Videos; Clonal Orchard Development Videos; Ground Prep For Walnuts Videos; Training Young Walnut Trees Videos; etc..." For more information see Agriculture or the Kings County Extension Office Commercial Fruit & Nut Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, Guides, etc. CRFG FRUIT LIST - California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Multimedia CRFG Fruit Database, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Databases "...listing of fruit cultural data, arranged by scientific name, containing temperature limits and information on soil conditions for over 700 individual fruits. There is also a listing of over 1,000 fruits by their common names..." Fruit Crop Module for each Fruit include: Description "...Growth Habit, Foliage, Flowers, Fruits..." Culture "...Location, Irrigation, Fertilization, Frost Protection, Pruning, Propagation, Pests & Diseases, Fruit Harvest..." Common Name; Origin; Species; etc. For more information see California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Some examples from the California Rare Fruit Growers Fruit Databases include Fruit Facts Plant/Tree Descriptions List MARK RIEGER'S FRUIT CROPS: INTRODUCTION TO FRUIT CROPS (HORT 3020) - M.W. Rieger, Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Fruit Crop Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Each Mark Rieger's Fruit & Nut Module includes "...Taxonomy; Origin; History of Cultivation; Folklore, Medicinal Properties, Non-food Usage; Production; Botanical Description; General Culture; Harvest, Post-harvest Handling..." Examples of "Mark Rieger's Fruit & Nut Production & Management" Subject Categories include: "...Almond Production & Management; Apple Production & Management; Apricot Production & Management; Avocado Production & Management; Banana Production & Management; Blackberries Production & Management; Blueberries Production & Management; Cherries Production & Management; Chestnuts Production & Management; Coconut Production & Management; Coffee Production & Management; Cranberry Production & Management; Currants Production & Management; Date Production & Management; Fig Production & Management; Grapes Production & Management; Guava Production & Management; Hazelnut Production & Management; etc..." For more information see Department of Horticulture or the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences FRUIT AND NUTS - UC Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center, Department of Pomology, UC Davis Multimedia Fruit & Nut Production & Management Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Fruit or Nut" Subject Categories include "...Planting and Care; Economics; Insects and Diseases; Irrigation & Nutrition; etc..." Examples of "Fruit & Nut Production & Management" Categories include "...Almond Production & Management; Apple Production & Management; Apricot Production & Management; Avocado Production & Management; Banana Production & Management; Breadfruit Production & Management; Cashew Production & Management; Cherimoya Production & Management; Chestnut Production & Management; Date Production & Management; Fig Production & Management; Guava Production & Management; Kiwifruit Production & Management; Loquat Production & Management; Mango Production & Management; Papaya Production & Management; Persimmon Production & Management; Pineapple Production & Management; etc..." For more information see Programs or the UC Davis Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center FRUITS OF WARM CLIMATES - J.F. Morton, Miami, Florida and hosted by the Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Multimedia Fruits of Warm Climates Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Modules for each Fruit include "...Origin and Distribution; Varieties; Pollination; Climate; Soil; Propagation; Culture; Yield; Harvesting and Ripening;Pests and Diseases; etc..." Examples of "Fruits of Warm Climates Production & Management" Subject Categories include "...Date Production & Management; Pejibaye Production & Management; Ceriman Production & Management; Fig Production & Management; Breadfruit Production & Management; Jackfruit Production & Management; Soursop Production & Management; Biriba Production & Management; Carambola Production & Management; Bilimbi Production & Management; Orange Production & Management; Mandarin Orange Production & Management; Tangor Production & Management; Pummelo Production & Management; Grapefruit Production & Management; Tangelo Production & Management; Orangelo Production & Management; Lime Production & Management; Citron Production & Management; Wampee Production & Management; Langsat Production & Management; Bignay Production & Management; Emblic Production & Management; Otaheite Gooseberry Production & Management; Rambai Production & Management; Rambutan Production & Management; Pulasan Production & Management; Mamoncillo Production & Management; Akee Production & Management; Guave Production & Management; Feijoa Production & Management; Jaboticabas Production & Management; Jambolan Production & Management; Grumichama Production & Management; etc..." For more information see Welcome to NewCROP or the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture FRUITS & NUTS - Entomology, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii Multimedia Fruits & Nuts Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Fruits & Nuts Production Guide" Categories include "...Banana; Coconut; Guava; Macadamia; Mango; Papaya; Pineapple; etc..." For more information see Crops; Integrated Pest Management or the Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences

ORCHARDS, FRUITS & NUTS CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS Tree & Vine Loss Value Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) TREE AND VINE LOSS VALUE CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California Davis VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Tree & Vine Loss Calculators "...calculate the value of a single tree or vine lost to any cause then replanted and grown to maturity or to the age at which it was lost, whichever occurs first..." Examples of VINE Value Loss Calculators include "...Cabernet Sauvignon Winegrape Vines Value Loss Calculator; Chardonnay Winegrape Vines Value Loss Calculator; Raisin Vines Value Loss Calculator; Table Grapes Value Loss Calculator; etc..." Examples of TREE Value Loss Calculators include "...Almond Trees Value Loss Calculator; Apple Trees Value Loss Calculator; Apricot Trees Value Loss Calculator; Avocado Trees Value Loss Calculator; Blood Orange Trees Value Loss Calculator; Cherry Trees Value Loss Calculator; Cling Peach Trees Value Loss Calculator; Nectarine Trees Value Loss Calculator; Orange Trees Value Loss Calculator; Pear Trees Value Loss Calculator; Table Olive Trees Value Loss Calculator; etc..." For more information see Outreach or the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Tree Assessment: Wind Load Analysis Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) TREE ASSESSMENT: WIND LOAD ANALYSIS CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - P. Sterken, Beligum VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Wind Analysis for Trees Calculators include: Wind Load Analysis for Trees Calculator INPUT Values include: Data input Tree Height, Crown Diameter, Trunk Height..." Wind Load Analysis for Trees "...Crown Area, Air Density, Wind Load; etc..." Wind Load Analysis and Breakage for Trees Calculator INPUT Values include: Data input "...Tree Height, Diameter at 1 meter, Bark Thickness..." Material Properties "...Modulus of Elasticity, Compression Strength, Elastic Limit..." Environment "...Altitude; Terrain Factor..." Wind Load Analysis and Torsion for Trees Calculator INPUT Values include: Data input "...Tree Height, Diameter at 1 meter, Diameter at 2 meters, Bark Thickness, Residual Wall..." Material Properties "...Modulus of Elasticity, Compression Strength, Elastic Limit..." Environment "...Altitude; Terrain Factor..." For more information see Jan & Peter Sterken's Home Page Tree Spacing Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) TREE SPACING CALCULATOR - J. Brokaw, The Timber Buyers Network For more information see The Timber Buyers Network

Viticulture, Enology & Oenology

Enology - Grape Chemistry Courses, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, Lessons, Publications Viticulture Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, Publications, Lessons Oenology & Viticulture Video Seminars & Lectures Field Grafting Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, Textbooks, etc. Vineyard Production Costs & Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets Vine Loss Value Calculators & Spreadsheets Winemaking Calculators & Spreadsheets Mechanical Pruning Value Calculators & Spreadsheets

Viticulture, Enology & Oenology ENOLOGY - GRAPE CHEMISTRY Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) ENOLOGY - GRAPE CHEMISTRY - B.W. Zoecklein, Wine/Enology-Grape Chemistry Group, Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) Multimedia Enology - Grape Chemistry Course, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Extension or the Department of Food Science and Technology Examples of "Enology - Grape Chemistry" Course Subject Categories include Subject Index to Enology Notes On-Line Publications & Current Topics in Enology ENOLOGY - Authors: Ed Hellman, etc., Viticulture and Extension Specialists, Aggie Horticulture, Texas A&M University Multimedia Enology Lectures, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Enology Lectures, etc." Sections & Subsections include "...How to reduce alcohol in wine; Sparkling Wine; Developing Long Term Management Options for Pierce’s Disease; Managing Acidity in the Vineyard and Winery; etc..." For more information see Enology Resources; Enology; Viticulture & Enology; Edward Hellman's Home Page or the Aggie Horticulture Network VITICULTURE Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Viticulture Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, Textbooks, Courses, etc. VITICULTURE - Authors: Ed Hellman, etc., Viticulture and Extension Specialists, Aggie Horticulture, Texas A&M University Multimedia Viticulture Course, Lectures, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Viticulture Course, Lectures, etc." Sections & Subsections include "...Viticulture Factsheets; Grape Camp Presentations Vineyard SiteEvaluation; Grapevine Nutrition Integrated Canopy Management; Soil Chemistry and Management; etc. Advanced Viticulture Short Course Frost and Freeze Protection Strategies; Managing Acidity in the Vineyard and Winery; Mechanization of Vineyard Tasks; Post-Harvest Fruit Handling; etc. Pierce’s Disease Overview and Management Guide; etc..." For more information see Viticulture; Viticulture & Enology; Edward Hellman's Home Page or the Aggie Horticulture Network GEORGIA MUSCADINE PRODUCTION GUIDE - Authors: G.Krewer, M. Hall, D.S. NeSmith, et. al.; The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium Multimedia Georgia Muscadine Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "30" "Georgia Muscadine Production Guide" Sections include "...Uses of Muscadines Grapes; Vineyard Location; Selection and Care of Transplants; Vineyard Arrangement and Pollination; Soil Preparation; Setting the Plants; Training the Vines to the Trellis; Dormant Pruning of Cordons the First Time (Initial Long Cane Pruning System); Fertilization; Soil and Leaf Analysis for Muscadines; Weed Control and Cover Crops; Muscadine Grape Diseases; Harvesting and Marketing; Processing Muscadine Cultivars; etc..." For more information see Muscadines; The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium VITICULTURE - Joseph A. Fiola, Western Maryland Research and Education Center (WMREC), Maryland Cooperative Extension, Uninversity of Maryland Multimedia Viticulture Management (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Berries or the Maryland Grape and Fruit Page Examples of Viticulture Subject Categories include General Viticulture Starting a Vineyard Examples of "Starting a Vineyard" Guidelines include Vineyard Site Selection; Soil; Rootstock Selection; Training Systems; etc..." WINE GRAPE PRODUCTION - Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia North Carolina Wine Grape Production Textbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Wine Grape Production" Textbook Chapters include "...Costs of Growing Grapes; Grape Varieties; Vineyard Site Selection; Vineyard Establishment; Pruning and Training; Canopy Management; Pest Management; etc..." For more information see The Extension Resource Catalog or the Department of Horticulture Science INTERNATIONAL WINE RESEARCH DATABASE - Editor-In-Chief: Jon Haupt, Wine Librarian, Sonoma County Wine Library Multimedia Wine, Wine Making and Grape Growing Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. International Wine Research Database (IWRDB) "...The database, maintained by a network of wine libraries, is focused on providing indexing for wine literature as comprehensively as possible...." For more information see the Sonoma County Library OENOLOGY & VITICULTURE VIDEO SEMINARS & LECTURES OENOLOGY & VITICULTURE VIDEO LECTURES - Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Oenology & Viticulture Video Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "25" "Brock University Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) Lecture Series" include "...A comparison of clones from Champagne and Burgundy grown in Ontario Video Lecture; Oak characteristics relative to barrel production Video Lecture; Precision viticulture - unlocking unseen mysteries of the vineyard Video Lecture; Accelerated grape breeding Video Lecture; Controlling Reductive Wine Aromas Video Lecture; etc..." For more information see Outreach Services or the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) VITICULTURAL VIDEO SEMINARS 0 UC Integrated Viticulture Online Multimedia Viticultural Video Seminars (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on Videotaped Seminars and Events. Examples from over "17" "UC Integrated Viticulture Online" Viticultural Video Seminar Topics which include over "60" Videos "...Grapevine Leafroll Symposium 2.0 Seminar Videos; Variety Focus: Cabernet Sauvignon Seminar Videos; Variety Focus: Grapes Of The Zinfandel Seminar Videos; Variety Focus: Grapes of Iberia Seminar Videos; Variety Focus: Sauvignon blanc Seminar Videos; etc..." For more information see UC Integrated Viticulture Online or University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources FIELD GRAFING GRAPEVINES GUIDES, MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, ETC. AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO FIELD GRAFTING GRAPEVINES - Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University Multimedia Illustrated Guide to Field Grafting Grapevines (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. An Illustrated Guide to Field Grafting Grapevines "...Field grafting, also known as top-working, is an old technique for changing the fruiting variety in a vineyard without the expense of replanting, and a loss of only one year of cropping..." For more information see Grape Production or the Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network

VITICULTURE CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS Vineyard Production Costs & Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) NORTHWEST GRAPES COST-OF-PRODUCTION CALCULATORS - Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Grapes Cost-Of-Production Calculators "...require you to enter your actual production costs into the numerical fields. If you do not know your actual costs, the calculators provide industry average figures as default costs..." Grapes Cost-Of-Production Calculators include "...Wine Grapes Conventional Calculator; Wine Grapes Organic Calculator; Juice Grapes Conventional Calculator; Juice Grapes Organic Calculator..." Wine Grapes - Conventional Production Calculator INPUT Values include Borrowed and Equity Vineyard Establishment Capital Capital borrowed to establish the vineyard; Interest rate on borrowed capital; etc. Annual Operating Capital Number of months of borrowed capital; etc. Production; Vineyard Spacing; Labor; Fuels; Fertilizers & Chemicals; Trellis Materials; Services Overhead; Irrigation Water Charges; Irrigation Energy Charges; Pruning; Harvest; Real Estate Taxes; etc. Equipment Tractors; Mower; Post Driver; Mechanical Pruner; etc. For more information see the Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network Vine Loss Value Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) TREE AND VINE LOSS VALUE CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California Davis VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Tree & Vine Loss Calculators "...calculate the value of a single tree or vine lost to any cause then replanted and grown to maturity or to the age at which it was lost, whichever occurs first..." Examples of VINE Value Loss Calculators include "...Cabernet Sauvignon Winegrape Vines Value Loss Calculator; Chardonnay Winegrape Vines Value Loss Calculator; Raisin Vines Value Loss Calculator; Table Grapes Value Loss Calculator; etc..." Examples of TREE Value Loss Calculators include "...Almond Trees Value Loss Calculator; Apple Trees Value Loss Calculator; Apricot Trees Value Loss Calculator; Avocado Trees Value Loss Calculator; Blood Orange Trees Value Loss Calculator; Cherry Trees Value Loss Calculator; Cling Peach Trees Value Loss Calculator; Nectarine Trees Value Loss Calculator; Orange Trees Value Loss Calculator; Pear Trees Value Loss Calculator; Table Olive Trees Value Loss Calculator; etc..." For more information see Outreach or the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Winemaking Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) SULFITE CALCULATOR - WineMaker Magazine, Battenkill Communications, Vermont VERY EXTENSIVE. Sulfite "...has been used since the early days of winemaking as a preservative to protect wines from oxidation and microbial spoilage..." Sulfite Calculator "...calculates the amount of sulfite based on the current and desired free SO2 levels for any given volume of wine..." "...Recommends the optimal free SO2 level required to protect a style of wine - red or white - based on its pH level..." For more information see WineMaker Magazine TIM PATTERSON'S BLENDING SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: Tim Patterson; Hosted by WineMaker Magazine, Battenkill Communications, Vermont VERY EXTENSIVE. Tim Patterson's Blending Spreadsheet "...An easy way to track the consequences of blending is to use a spreadsheet, with formulas that do the math for you automatically as you enter the numbers for the participating wines..." "...The spreadsheet format is another way to do "what if?" blending - to see, for example, what would be needed to correct an acid balance problem, or..." For more information see Resource Guide or WineMaker Magazine WINEMAKING: BLENDING WINES - Winemaking Home Page, J. Keller, Pleasanton, Texas VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Winemaking: Blending Wines Calculators include: "...Blending to Adjust Alcohol Calculator; Solving Adjusted Alcohol of a Blend Calculator; Blending to Adjust Acidity Calculator; Blending to Adjust pH Calculator; Solving pH of a Blend Calculator..." For more information see Winemaking Home Page MECHANICAL PRUNING CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS MECHANICAL PRUNING USING 'LOVE CG-100 PRE-PRUNER' VS TRADITIONAL HAND PRUNING - CALCULATOR - J.E. Love Company Mechanical Pruning vs. Tranditional Hand Pruning Calculator INPUT Values include: Vineyard "...Plants per vineyard, Rows in Vineyard, etc..." Labor Costs "...Labor Rates per Plant or Per Hour, Taxes, etc..." Equipment "...Tractors, Mechanical Pruners, etc..." For more information see Vineyard Equipment: Concord Grape Pre-Pruner or the J.E. Love Company

Storage, Grain Shrink Factor, Warehouse Ventilation STORAGE Storage Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) STORAGE CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Wisconsin Team Forage, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Calculators are located within different sections. Examples of Storage Calculators - Spreadsheets include "...Bunker Silo Volume and Weight Calculator; Hungarian Translation of Spreadsheet (help design bunker silos with nearly vertical walls); Silage Bag Sizing Calculator Spreadsheet; Silage Pile Density Calculator; Bunker Silo Volume and Weight Calculator Bunker Silo Density Calculator; Silage Pile Capacity Calculator; Floor Length to Achieve Bunker/Pile Silo Filling Layer Thickness Calculator; Silage Bag Capacity Calculator; Tower Silo Capacity Calculator; Grain Bin Capacity Calculator; Estimating Winter Hay Needs for Beef Cattle Spreadsheet; Comparing Round Bale Storage Costs Calculator; Comparing Round Bale Storage Costs Calculator; etc..." For more information see Wisconsin-Extension Team Forage or the Cooperative Extension Silo Volume Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) SILO VOLUME CALCULATOR - Kotzur Pty. Ltd. VERY EXTENSIVE. Silo Volume Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Silo Circumference or Silo Diameter; Barrel or Grain Height; Emptying Silo (Material Coned Down); Bottom Cone Heigth..." Silo Volume Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Measurements for Wheat; Barley; Triticale; Oats; Lupins; Canola; Corn/Maize; Sorghum & Polyethylene/Polypropylene pellets..." For more information see Kotzur Pty. Ltd. Grain Bin Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) GRAIN BIN CALCULATOR - FarmNet Services, Inc. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Grain Bin Calculator "...can easily be used to determine the number of bushels being stored in a bin..." Bin Calculators include "...Barley Round Bin Calculator; Barley Rectangular Bin Calculator; Canola Round Bin Calculator; Canola Rectangular Bin Calculator; Corn Shell Round Bin Calculator; Corn Shell Rectangular Bin Calculator; Corn Ear Round Bin Calculator; Corn Ear Rectangular Bin Calculator; Flax Round Bin Calculator; Flax Rectangular Bin Calculator; Oats Round Bin Calculator; Oats Rectangular Bin Calculator; Rapeseed Round Bin Calculator; Rapeseed Rectangular Bin Calculator; Rye Round Bin Calculator; Rye Rectangular Bin Calculator; Sorghum Round Bin Calculator; Sorghum Rectangular Bin Calculator; Soybeans Round Bin Calculator; Soybeans Rectangular Bin Calculator; Sunflower Round Bin Calculator; Sunflower Rectangular Bin Calculator; Wheat Round Bin Calculator; Wheat Rectangular Bin Calculator..." Round Bin Calculators and Rectangular Bin Calculators INPUT Values include: "...Circumference or Diameter; Height of Grain; Height of Grain Peak; Actual Test weight (for each grain Standard Test Weight is included)..." For more information see Sitemap; Tools or FarmNet Services Grain Storage Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) GRAIN STORAGE SYSTEMS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Extension Services, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Grain Storage Calculators include "...Grain Shrink Factor Calculator; Grain Drying Fuel Cost Comparison; Cost of Harvest Losses vs. Heated Air Drying; etc..." For more information see Grain Storage Systems or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) GRAIN SHRINK FACTOR Grain Shrink Factor Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) GRAIN STORAGE SYSTEMS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Extension Services, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Grain Storage Calculators include "...Grain Shrink Factor Calculator; Grain Drying Fuel Cost Comparison; Cost of Harvest Losses vs. Heated Air Drying; etc..." For more information see Grain Storage Systems or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) WAREHOUSE VENTILATION Warehouse Ventilation Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) WAREHOUSE VENTILATION CALCULATOR FOR PEANUTS - National Peanut Research Laboratory, USDA Warehouse Ventilation Calculator for Peanuts INPUT Values include: "...Desired Capacity; Peanut Variety; Building Width; Eave Height; Desired Building Length; Roof Pitch..." For more information see the National Peanut Research Laboratory

Seed Manuals, Handbooks, Guides, Calculators, Spreadsheets, etc. SEEDING RATES Seeding Rates Calculators - Seed Drop Calculators CALCULATING SEEDING RATES CALCULATORS - CROP CALCULATORS - Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Seeding Rate Calculators include: Forage Seed Mixture Calculator "...Row Seeder Calculator; Broadcast Seeder Calculator..." Cereal Seeding Calculator "...calculator determines how much seed is needed to plant a cereal crop with the desired plant density and includes seed drill calibration information..." Cereal Seeding Calculator INPUT Values include "...Crop: Barley, Oats, Rye, Triticale, Wheat; Crip Variety; Plant Density; Germination Rate; Row Spacing; etc..." Peas, Pulses and other Large Seeds Calculator "...calculator determines how much seed is needed to plant a crop with the desired plant density and includes seed drill calibration information..." Peas, Pulses and other Large Seeds Calculator INPUT Values include "...Plant Density; Germination Rate; Emergence Mortality Percentage; Row Spacing; etc..." For more information see Crop Calculators or Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development SEED CALCULATOR - Johnny's Selected Seeds VERY VERY EXTENSIVE Seed Calculator INPUT Values include Choose Measurement "...U.S. Measurement or Metric..." Choose from over "25" Crops "...Artichoke; Beans, Bush Snap Bean, Dry Bean, Pole Snap Bean, etc.; Beets; Broccoli; Cabbage; Celery; Corn; Eggplant; Endive; Lettuce; Okra; Onion Blubs; Parsley; Peas; Peppers; etc..." Directly sow or Transplant; Number of Feet of rows. For more information see Planning Tools & Calculators or Johnny's Selected Seeds PURE LIVE SEED Pure Live Seed Calculators PURE LIVE SEED CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Turfgrass Science, Division of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri Under Turf Calculators, Click on Pure Live Seed. For more information see Sports Turf Advantage; Turfgrass Science or the Division of Plant Sciences SEED COSTS Seed Costs Calculators CROP SEED PRICE CALCULATOR - J. Lauer, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin VERY EXTENSIVE. Crop Seed Price Calculator "...calculates the per acre seed costs for any crop and accounts for differences in herbicide, insecticide, fungicide and insurance costs, allowing for differences in harvest moisture, handling, hauling, and storage..." Examples of "Crop Seed Price Calculator" INPUT Values include "...Seed Price; Kernels/Seeds per bag; Seed Population (number/acre); Acres per bag; Herbicide, Insecticide & Fungicide Cost ($/acre); Handling Cost; Hauling Cost; Trucking Cost; Storage Cost; etc..." For more information see Decision Support Systems; Wisconsin Corn Agronomy or the Agriculture & Natural Resources SEED COST CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - S.G. McNeil, Extension Services, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY EXTENSIVE. Click on Seed Cost Calculator Seed Cost Calculators "...A spreadsheet tool has been developed to help farmers and crop managers easily calculate their actual costs and easily compare total costs for two seeding rates for a number of different varieties and/or seed lots..." Seed Cost Calculators include: "...Corn Seed Cost Calculator; Soybean Seed Calculator; Wheat Seed Calculator..." For more information see Calculators & Tools or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) BEET SEED Beet Seed Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) BEET SEED CALCULATOR - American Crystal Sugar Company Beet Seed Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Row Spacing; Seed Spacing; Seed Size; Expected Final Stand; Acres in Field..." For more information see Calculators; Ag Tools; Agronomy or the American Crystal Sugar Company CORN SEED Corn Seed Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) CORN SEED CALCULATOR - Syngenta Corporation Corn Seed Calculator INPUT Values include "...Row Width; Area Planted; Desired Final Stand; etc..." For more information see the Corn or Syngenta US GRAIN SEED Grain Seed Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) GRAIN SEED RATE CALCULATOR - AHDB Cereals & Oilseed, U.K. For more information see Agronomy Calculators; Tools or AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds SEED GERMINATION, PRODUCTION & SEED PROCESSING EQUIPMENT Seed Germination Handbooks, Guides, Calculators, etc. GERMINATION TOOL BOX (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Germination Tool Box" Calculators & Spreadsheets include "...Calculation of Water Retention of Germination Media Calculator; Tolerance and Confidence Interval Calculator "...calculates: tolerances of germination test replicates; repeat germination tests carried out in one laboratory; and repeat germination tests carried out in different laboratories..." Germination: Calculation and Expression of Results Calculator; etc..." For more information see Tools; Germination Committee or the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)

Silage Production & Management SILAGE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT COURSES, MANUALS, PUBLICATIONS, CALCULATORS, ETC. Silage Making - Silage Production SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF SILAGE MAKING - Authors: L.M. Johnson & J.H. Harrison; California Alfalfa Workgroup; Copyright: Dan Putnam and Jerry Schmierer; University of California, Davis Multimedia Scientific Aspects of Silage Making Publication - PDF, 8 Pages (Text & Images). Scientific Aspects of Silage Making "... There are 4 phases (aerobic, anaerobic, stable, and feedout) that silage undergoes. The most critical phases to manage to minimize nutritive losses are when the silage is going from an aerobic to an anaerobic environment and at feedout. The first important step in achieving silage of high nutritive value is to harvest at the proper maturity and moisture level..." For more information see California Alfalfa Workgroup Silage Making Videos GRASS SILAGE MAKING VIDEOS - Offwell Woodland & Wildlife Trust, U.K. Multimedia Grass Silage Making Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see Typical Silage Production Silage: Alfalfa Silage, Corn Silage, Small Grains Silage, etc. ALFALFA & FORAGES SYMPOSIUM - California Alfalfa Workgroup; Copyright: Dan Putnam and Jerry Schmierer; University of California, Davis Multimedia Alfalfa & Forages Symposium (Text & Images). Click on Symposium. Examples of Alfalfa & Forages Technical Publications Sections include "...Dairy and Forage Industry Trends; Seed Industry Trends and Biotech Crops; Producing Quality Alfalfa Seed; Irrigation and Water Management, Manure, and Tillage; Corn, Sorghum, Sudan and Tef as Forage Crops; Equipment Innovations and Forage Systems; etc..." For more information see the California Alfalfa Workgroup CORN SILAGE & CORN SILLAGE PUBLICATIONS & SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Wisconsin Team Forage, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Calculators are located within different sections. Examples of Corn Silage Lectures, Publications, etc. include "...Selecting Corn Silage Hybrid Maturities; Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation; Corn Germplasms for Silage Uses; Corn Response to Planting Date; Current Agronomic Research Related to Corn Silage; Adjusting the Forage Harvester for Corn Silage Particle Size; etc..." Corn Silage Calculators - Spreadsheets include: "...Custom Harvesting Calculator; Bunker Silo Density Calculator; Bunker Silo Sizing Calculator; Corn Silage vs. Alfalfa Calculator; Cost of Forage Storage Calculator; etc..." For more information see Wisconsin-Extension Team Forage or the Cooperative Extension OAT HAY AND SILAGE PRODUCTION - Authors: M.R. George, T.E. Kearney & C.A. Schoner, Jr.; Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Davis; Hosted by UC Davis ANR Catalog Multimedia Oat Hay and Silage Production - PDF, 16 Pages (Text & Images). Oat Hay and Silage Production "...Oats are grown in almost every county in California to provide hay or silage for cattle, sheep and horses. The growing pleasure horse industry offers a ready market for high quality, pure oat hay, while dairies use oats alone for silage or in mixtures with other winter cereals..." For more information see the ANR Catalog Pollination POLLINATION PUBLICATIONS, MANUALS, VIDEOS, ETC. Buzz Pollination Technical Reports, Videos, etc. BUZZ POLLINATION - A. Leonard, Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Multimedia Buzz Pollination Technical Reports & Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Buzz Pollination "...During buzz pollination (also known as sonication), bees rapidly contract their indirect flight muscles, producing strong vibrations that forcibly expel pollen out from inside the flower's anthers. While sonicating, bees can generate forces of up to 30 G!..." For more information see Anne Leonard’s Laboratory; Anne Leonard’s Faculty Home Page or the Department of Biology Bee Species Diversity Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants Publications, Technical Reports, etc. BEE SPECIES DIVERSITY ENHANCES PRODUCTIVITY AND STABILITY IN A PERENNIAL CROP - Authors: S.R. Rogers, D.R. Tarpy, and H.J. Burrack, Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University; Published: 5/9/2014, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097307; Publisher: PLOS ONE Multimedia Bee Species Diversity Enhances Productivity and Stability in a Perennial Crop Publication (Text & Images). "Bee Species Diversity Enhances Productivity and Stability in a Perennial Crop" "...We found that the abundance of managed honey bees, Apis mellifera, and wild-bee richness were equally important in describing resulting open pollination. Wild-bee richness was a better predictor of pollination than wild-bee abundance..." "...Our findings add to a growing literature that diverse pollinator communities provide more stable and productive ecosystem services..." For more information see POLS ONE; David R. Tarpy's Lab Home Page: Apiculture Program; David R. Tarpy's Faculty Home Page; Hannah J. Burrack's Faculty Home Page or the Department of Entomology Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants Textbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. INSECT POLLINATION OF CULTIVATED CROP PLANTS - S.E. McGregor, Honey Bee Research Unit, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA, Tucson, Arizona Multimedia Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants Book - PDF, 849 Pages (Text & Images). Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants Book "...The First and Only Virtual Beekeeping Book Updated Continously. Additions listed by crop and date..." Examples of "Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants" Chapters & Subchapters include Introduction "...Economics of Plant Pollination; Flowering and Fruiting of Plants; Wild Bees and Wild Bee Culture..." Examples of "Crops Dependent upon or Benefited by Insect Pollination" include "...Alfafa; Almonds; Clover & Relatives; Legumes & Relatives; Tree Fruits & Nuts; Exotic Fruits & Nuts; Common Vegetables for Seed & Fruit; Small Fruits & Brambles; etc..." For more information see Online Books; Publications or the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center

Plant Propagation

Plant Propagation (Courses, Lectures, etc.) Plant Propagation Courses & Lectures Houseplants Propagation Courses & Lectures Garden & Landscape Plant Propagation Courses & Lectures Nursery Crop Plant Propagation Courses & Lecture Fruit Plant Propagation Courses & Lecture Trees, Shrub, Groundcovers & Palms Propagation Courses & Lecture

Plant Propagation PLANT PROPAGATION COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, GUIDES, ETC. Plant Propagation PLANT PROPAGATION - Arizona Master Gardener Manual, Arizona Cooperative Exension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona Multimedia Plant Propagation Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on "Plant propagation" Plant propagation "...is the process of multiplying the numbers of a species, perpetuating a species, or maintaining the youthfulness of a plant..." For more information see Master Gardener Program; Arizona Cooperative Exension or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Houseplants Propagation PROPAGATION OF HOUSEPLANTS - M.A. Gowdy, Division of Plant Sciences (Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Microbiology & Pathology), College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Multimedia House Plant Propagation Lessons (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "House Plant Propagation" Lessons include "...Cuttings; Division & Layering (Air layering & Compound layering); etc..." For more information see Flowers and Houseplants Publications; Lawn and Garden; MU Extension or the Division of Plant Sciences (Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Microbiology & Pathology) Garden & Landscape Plant Propagation HOME PROPAGATION OF GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE PLANTS - M.A. Gowdy & C.J. Starbuck, Division of Plant Sciences (Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Microbiology & Pathology), College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Multimedia Garden & Landscape Plants Propagation Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Garden & Landscape Plants Propagation" Lessons include "...Cuttings; Layering (Air layering & Compound layering); Division; Chart for Propagation techniques for common garden plants..." For more information see Flowers and Houseplants Publications; Lawn and Garden; MU Extension or the Division of Plant Sciences (Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Microbiology & Pathology) LANDSCAPE PLANT PROPAGATION INFORMATION - D.L. Ingram & B. Schutzman, Environmental Horticulture, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Plant Propagation Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of each "Plant Propagation" Lessons includes Common Name or Scientific Name; Plant Type; Primary Method of Propagation; Alternate Propagation Method(s); Propagation by Cuttings "...Cutting type; Time of year to take cuttings; Cutting maturity; Rooting hormone; Rooting environment; Soil temperature for best rooting; Time to rooting; etc..." Propagation by Seed "...Time of year to collect seed; Time of year to sow seed; Preferred temperature for germination; etc..." Propagation by Layering "...Type of Layering; Time of year to layer; etc..." Propagation by Grafting "...Time of year to graft; Type of graft; etc..." etc. For more information see Plant Information Database; Environmental Horticulture or the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Nursery Crop Plant Propagation GRAFTING AND BUDDING NURSERY CROP PLANTS - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia Grafting & Budding Nursery Crop Plants Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Grafting Nursery Crop Plants" Lessons include "...When to Graft; Selecting and Handling Scion Wood; Cleft graft; Bark graft; Side-veneer graft; Splice graft; Whip and tongue graft; Saddle graft; Bridge graft; Inarch graft; etc..." Examples of "Budding Nursery Crop Plants" Lessons include Preparing the Rootstock; Preparing the Budwood; Budding Techniques; T-budding; etc..." For more information see Propagation; Horticultural Science Extension Publications; Department of Horticulture Science Extension; Department of Horticulture Science; North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Fruit Plant Propagation PROPAGATING DECIDUOUS FRUIT PLANTS - M.E. Ferree and G. Krewer, UGA Cooperative Extension, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Propagating Deciduous Fruit Plants Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Propagating Deciduous Fruit Plants" Lessons include "...T-budding and Whip Grafting; Grafting Techniques to Topwork Existing Trees; Grafting Techniques to Repair Trees; Summary of T-budding and Grafting; Fruits Propagated by Cutting, Runners, Layering and Stooling; etc..." For more information see the UGA Cooperative Extension or the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences PLANT PROPAGATION CHART FOR FRUIT GROWERS - C. Sweet, California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Multimedia Plant Propagation Chart for Fruit Growers (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Plant Propagation Chart determines for each Plant whether it can be Proagated by: "...Seed; Hardwood Cuttings; Semi-Hardwood Cuttings; Softwood Cuttings; Grafting; Air Layering; Root Cuttings or Offshoots/Division..." For more information see California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Trees, Shrub, Groundcovers & Palms Propagation PLANT PROPAGATION & GRAFTING - Extension Horticulturists, Texas Cooperative Extension & the Department of Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Texas A&M University Multimedia Plant Propagation & Grafting Lessons (Text & Images). Examples of "Plant Propagation & Grafting" Lessons include "...The Four-Flap Graft; Texas Inlay Bark Graft; Inlay Bark Graft; Greenwood Grafting; T-Budding Citrus; etc..." For more information see Aggie Horticulture

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Major Pest Causing Billions of Dollars in Losses (Fruit Fly, Nematodes, Plant-Feeding Mites, Whitefly) Integrated Pest Management Video Lectures Integrated Pest Management Image Databases Field Techniques Courses & Lectures Integrated Pest Management Courses, Lectures, Handbooks, Manuals, etc. (Crops, Vegetables, Fruit Trees, Nuts, Livestock, etc.) Citrus IPM Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Fruit Trees IPM Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Sorghum IPM Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Vegetables IPM Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) MAJOR PEST CAUSING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LOSSES Nematodes Databases, Lectures, Handbooks, etc. NEMATODES AS AGRICULTURE PESTS - Nematology Lab, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Nematodes as Agriculture Pests Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nematodes as Agricultural Pests" Subject Categories include "...Corn; Potatoes; Soybeans; Sugarbeets; Turf; Trees, Orchards and Vineyards; Gardens, Vegetables; etc..." For more information see Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes or the Nematology Lab NEMATODES OF QUARANTIABLE CONCERN - Nematology Lab, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Nematodes of Quarantinable Concern (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nematodes of Quarantinable Concern "...Virtually every plant, from agronomic crops to those found in the natural environment, is host to a variety of plant parasitic nematodes. Some of these nematodes cause such severe damage that it is necessary to monitor and limit their spread. State, national, and international agencies establish regulations to minimize the impact of the pest species..." For more information see Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes or the Nematology Lab NEMATODE VIDEOS (QUICKTIME) - Scott Edwards, Antoon Ploeg's Lab, Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Nematode Videos (Text, Images & Videos/Moves). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nematode Videos" include "...M. incognita entering a melon root tip Video; M. incognita egg masses on Tomato Root Video; Paratrichodorus feeding on sudan grass roots Video; Effects of root-knot nematodes on melon Video; The root-knot nematode life cycle Video; etc..." For more information see Antoon Ploeg's Lab or the Department of Nematology INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT VIDEO LECTURES Insect Pest Management Video Lectures INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT DIGITAL VIDEO LIBRARY (FLASH, QUICKTIME, REALPLAYER MEDIA, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Agriculture Pest Management, Lubbock Research & Extension Center, Texas A&M University Multimedia Insect Pest Management Video Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Insect Pest Management" Video Subject Categories include Insect Collecting Techniques Videos; Cotton Videos; Corn Videos; Peanut Videos; Sorghum Videos; For more information see the Lubbock Research & Extension Center INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IMAGE DATABASES IPM Image Databases INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IMAGES - Project Managers: G. Keith Douce & David J. Moorhead; Joint project of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Colorado State University, USDA CSREES and the Southern Plant Diagnostic Network; The University of Georgia - Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Dept. of Entomology Multimedia IMP Images (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Integrated Pest Management Images" Subject Categories include "...Agronomic Crops; Vegetables; Fruits and Nuts; Grain Sorghum and Small Grains; Human and Household Pests; Ornamentals; Pasture and Forage; Lawn and Turf; Honey Bees and Beekeeping; Livestock and Poultry; Post Harvest; Crop Management; Irrigation; Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resources; Taxonomy (Animals, Fungi, Plants, Bacteria, Viruses, etc.); Damage Types (Insects, Diseases, Abiotic Damage, Parasitic & Epiphtic Plants, etc)..." FIELD TECHNIQUES Field Techniqes in IPM Courses, Lectures, etc. FIELD TECHNIQUES IN IPM - O.E. Liburd, Fruit & Vegetable IPM Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida Multimedia Field Techniqes in IPM Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Field Techniqes in IPM" Course Lectures include "...Lecture 2: Biological Control; Lecture 3: Monitoring in IPM programs (Pest Distribution Patterns, Sampling Pattern, Common Sampling Techniques for IPM Programs, etc.); Lecture 4: Pheromone Pest Management; Attract-and-Kill Systems; Host Plant Resistance; Cultural control techniques; etc. Lecture 5: Weed Science Mini--Lecture Field IPM Techniques; etc..." For more information see the Fruit & Vegetable IPM Laboratory; Integrated Pest Management (IPM) or the Department of Entomology and Nematology

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT: CROPS, VEGETABLES, FRUIT TREES, NUTS, LIVESTOCK, ETC. Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLANS - NSF Center for IPM as the National Information System of the Regional Integrated Pest Management Centers Multimedia Pest Management Strategic Plans (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Regional IPM Centers HIGH PLAINS IPM GUIDE - Integrated Pest Management Centers & Departments of Entomology at Colorado State University, Montanan State University, Nebraska Universtiy, North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University and the University of Wyoming Multimedia High Plains Integrated Pest Management Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "High Plains Integrated Pest Management Guides" Subject Categories include "...Crops; Livestock; Horticulture; etc..." PACIFIC NORTHWEST INSECT MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - Hosted by the Integrated Plant Protection Center, Oregon State University Multimedia Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook" Subject Categories include "...Farm-Stored Grains; Hops; Mint; Small Grains; Commercial Vegetables; Hay and Pasture; Legume, Grass, and Field Seed; Tree Fruits; Christmass Tree Plantations; Livestock, Poultry, Fly Control; Calibration, Mixing Tables, Chemigation, Adjuvants; etc..." AGRICULTURE IPM - Integrated Pest Management Center, University of Florida Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Databases, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Databases, etc." Subject Categories include "...Ornamentals; Greenhouse; Turf (Pasture & Sod); Field Crops; Vegetables; Citrus; Livestock; Herbs; Sustainable & Organic; etc..." For more information see the Integrated Pest Management EXTENSION ENTOMOLOGY: IPM DATABASES - Extension Entomology, Department of Entomology, Purdue University Multimedia Livestock IPM Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "IPM Database Subject Categories include "...Biological Control; Field Crops; Fruits; Livestock & Poultry; Turfgrass; Vegetables; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology GEORGIA PEST MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Pest Management Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Pest Management Handbook Subject Categories include "...Agronomic Crops; Animals & Honey Bees; Horticultural Crops; Trees; Turf; Aquatic Environments; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT GUIDE - Department of Entomology and Nematology and EDIS, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Insect Pest Management Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Insect Pest Management" Subject Categories include "...Insects; Integrated Pest Management; Invasive Species; Nematodes; Plant Diseases; Weed Management; Pesticides; etc..." For more information see Topics or EDIS Online, University of Florida INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT - Integrated Pest Management Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Databases, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Integrated Pest Management" Manuals, Databases, etc. include "...IPM Manuals (Field Crops, Vegetables, Stored Grain, etc.); Apple IPM; Plant Diseases; ENT facts; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT DATABASE - Department of Entomology, Iowa State Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Database - Iowa Insect Information Notes (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Department of Entomology PESTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FLORICULTURE, AND TURF DATABASE - Statewide IPM Project, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Davis Multimedia Pests of Agriculture, Floriculture, and Turf Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Pests of Agriculture, Floriculture, and Turf Database provides "...practical information on pest management techniques and identification for a broad range of California pests. Management suggestions apply to California, but also may be useful in other areas..." For more information see UC IPM Home Page PEST TRACKER - National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) and hosted by The Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS), Purdue University Multimedia Pest Control Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Pest Control" Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports include "....Insects, Mites & Nematodes; Plant Pathogens; Invasive Weeds; Bio-Control Agents; Mollusks; Slugs; etc..." For more information see the Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS)

GREENHOUSE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) NEW ENGLAND GREENHOUSE FLORICULTURE GUIDE: A MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR INSECTS, DISEASES, WEEDS, AND GROWTH REGULATORS - Floriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Multimedia New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide: A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators - PDF, 150+ Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide: A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators "...A comprehensive guide for commercial production of greenhouse ornamentals with information on current pest management and growth regulators. Recommendations include IPM and biological control information for greenhouse crops..." "...This manual is a compilation of input from the members of the New England State University Extension Systems of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island..." For more information see Publications & Resources or Floriculture

CITRUS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) CITRUS IPM - Author: Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell, Department of Entomology and the Kearney Agriculture Center, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Citrus Integrated Pest Management Guidelines (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Research and Extension Programs; Kearney Agricultural Center or the Department of Entomology FRUIT TREES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) ORCHARD PEST MANAGEMENT - Elizabeth H. Beers & Jay F. Brunner, Tree Fruit Entomology, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State University Multimedia Orchard Pest Management (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Orchard Pest Management" Subject Categories & Subcategies include Concepts of Integrated Pest Management "...Mating Disruption; Insect Growth and Development; etc..." Direct Pests "...Tortricid moths; Leafrollers; Psylla and mealybugs; Fruit flies; etc..." Indirect Pests "...Mites; Spider Mites; Pome Fruit Aphids; Stone Fruit Aphids; Scales; Beetles; Root-feeding Grubs; etc..." Natural Enemies and Beneficial Insects "...Lacewings; Lady Beetles; Predatory Flies; Predatory Bugs; Parasitic Wasps; Honeybee; etc..." For more information see Tree Fruit Entomology or the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center CROP PRODUCTION GUIDE FOR TREE FRUIT - Tree Fruit Entomology, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State University Multimedia Crop Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Crop Production Guide for Tree Fruit" - "Spray Guide" Categories include "...General Recommendations; Bee Protection; Fruit and Leaf Injury; Fungicide Resistance Management; Pesticide Interval and Impact Charts; Apple Programs; Pear Programs; Cherry Programs; Peach Programs; Apricot Programs; Plum Programs; Bioregulators; Weed Control; etc..." For more information see Tree Fruit Entomology or the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center SORGHUM INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) SORGHUM INSECT PESTS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT - G. David Buntin, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Sorghum Insect Pests and Their Management (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Department of Entomology VEGETABLES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) VEGETABLE IPM - Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University Multimedia Vegetable IPM (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Vegetable Integrated Pest Management" Subject Categories include "...Pest and Beneficial Insect Index; Vegetable Plant Pest Identification Aid; Vegetable Insect Pest Index; Control Method; etc..." For more information see the Texas IPM Program or the Department of Entomology

Plant Viruses PLANT VIRUSES Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) ICTV VIRUS TAXONOMY - International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, Virology Division of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) Multimedia ICTV Virus Taxonomy Database (Text & Images). Click ON Latest Release. ICTV Virus Taxonomy Database "...The goal of this undertaking is to categorize the multitude of known viruses into a single classification scheme that reflects their evolutionary relationships, i.e. their individual phylogenies..." For more information see the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses or the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) Replanting REPLANT PROBLEMS Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) THE REPLANT PROBLEM AND ITS MANAGEMENT - Author: Michael V. McKenry, Kearney Agricultural Center, University of California, Riverside Multimedia The Replant Problem and Its Management - PDF, 90+ Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Replant Problem and Its Management "...Farmers of tree or vine crops often encounter growth problems when they replant on sites within several years of removing the previous orchard or vineyard. This problem, herein described as the replant problem (RP), includes plant stunting and leaf yellowing in an uneven pattern across a field..." For more information see Nematodes; Research and Extension Programs or the Kearney Agricultural Center Postharvest POSTHARVEST Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Postharvest - All Inclusive POSTHARVEST - Postharvest Technology Center, Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis Multimedia Postharvest Guides, Technical Publications, Modules, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Postharvest Guides, Technical Publications, Modules, etc. Summarizes "...the latest recommendations for maintaining postharvest quality of horticultural perishables. Each fact sheet will include information about maturity and quality indices,..." Examples of "Postharvest" Subject Categories include "...Fruits and Melons Postharvest Modules Vegetables Postharvest Modules; Ornamentals Postharvest Modules; etc..." For more information see Postharvest Technology Center or the Department of Plant Sciences Postharvest Lecture Videos POSTHARVEST VIDEOS - Postharvest Technology Center, Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis Multimedia Postharvest Video Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTERNSIVE. Examples of "Postharvest" Videos Categories & Subcategories include Harvest & Postharvest Handling Systems Videos "...Apple Harvest & Postharvest Handling Videos; Asparagus Harvest & Postharvest Handling Video; Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Lettuce Harvest & Postharvest Handling Video; Carrot Postharvest Handling Video; Grapes: Harvesting California Table Grapes Video; etc..." Small Scale Postharvest Handling Videos "...Cold Storage for Small Farms Video; Small-scale postharvest handling practices for horticultural crops Video; etc..." Handwashing/Hygiene/Washing Produce Video; etc. For more information see Postharvest Technology Center or the Department of Plant Sciences Citrus Postharvest CITRUS POSTHARVEST - PostHarvest Center, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Citrus Postharvest Videos & Manuals (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences Tree Fruit & Nuts Postharvest POSTHARVEST INFORMATION NETWORK - Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center, Washington State University Multimedia Postharvest Information Network (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Postharvest Information Network" Subject Categories include "...Apples; Pears; Cherries; Stone Fruit; Postharvest Practices; Market Diseases of Apples, Pears, and Quinces; etc...." For more information see Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center POSTHARVEST: FRUITS & NUTS - Author: Carlos H. Crisosto, Kearney Agriculture Center, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Fruits & Nuts Postharvest Guidelines (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Postharvest Fruits & Nuts" Guidelines include "...Physiological Disorders (Freezing, Inking, Internal Breakdown); Examples of "Fruits & Nuts Postharvest Handling" include Apricot; Asian pear; Fig; Kiwi; Nectarine; Olive; Peach; Persimmon; Plum & fresh prune; Table grapes. Quality Evaluation Methodology; Ripening Protocols; etc..." For more information see Research and Extension Programs; Kearney Agricultural Center or the Department of Entomology COMMERCIAL STORAGE Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) THE COMMERCIAL STORAGE OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND FLORIST AND NURSEY STOCKS: AGRICULTURE HANDBOOK NUMBER 66 (REVISED FEB. 2016) (PDF, 780 Pages) - Editors: K.C Gross, C.Y. Wang & M. Saltviet; Agricultural Research Center Department of Agriculture Multimedia The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks" Manual Chapters include "...Pre-cooling and Storage Facilities; Heat Load Calculation; Controlled Atmosphere Storage; Temperature Preconditioning; Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Wholesale Distribution Center Storage; Grocery Store Display Storage; Chilling & Freezing Injury; Respiratory Metabolism; Ethylene Effects; Commodity Summaries for Fruits, Vegetable Fresh-cut Produce, Floral Crops, Nursery Stock & Nuts Each Commodity Summary includes Horticultural Maturity Indices; Grades, Sizes and Packaging; Pre-Cooling Conditions; Optimum Storage Conditions; Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Considerations; Respiration Rates; Physiological Disorders; Postharvest Pathology; etc..." For more information see the Agricultural Research Center's Northeast Area or the Agricultural Research Center

Greenhouses, Floriculture,
Ornamentals, Container Gardens, Hanging Baskets

Greenhouse Design Greehouse Production & Management Guides, Handbooks, Manuals, etc. (Crops, Nursery Plants, Floral Plants, etc.) Container Gardens & Hanging Baskets Production & Management Guides, Handbooks, Manuals, etc. Greenhouse Crop Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets Potted Orchids Production Calculators & Spreadsheets Floriculture Cost Accounting Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Frame Area Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Fan Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Heating & Cooling Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Guides, Handbooks & Calculators

Greenhouses, Floriculture, Ornamentals, Container Gardens, etc. GREENHOUSE DESIGN VIRTUAL GROWER - Agriculture Research Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Free but requires Registration. Virtual Grower "...a decision support tool for greenhouse growers. Users can build a greenhouse with a variety of materials for roofs and sidewalls, design the greenhouse style, schedule temperature set points throughout the year..." For more information see Agriculture Research Service GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT, NURSERY PLANTS, FLORAL PLANTS, CROPS, ETC. Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports GREENHOUSE: NURSERY, FLORAL & CROPS PRODUCTION - Texas: Nursery, Floral & Landscape Network, Aggie Horticulture Program, Texas Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A & M University Multimedia Greenhouse: Nursery, Floral & Crops Production Manuals, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Texas: Nursery, Floral & Landscape Network or Aggie Horticulture Program Examples of Greenhouse Manuals, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports include Texas Greenhouse Management Handbook Texas Greenhouse Management Handbook includes "...Greenhouse Structures; Greenhouse Heating Requirements; Growing Media; Growing Media & pH; Fertilizing Greenhouse Grops; Diagnosing Nutritional Deficiencies; Irrigating Greenhouse Crops; Monitoring the Quality of Irrigation Water; etc..." A Reference Guide to Plant Care, Handling and Floral Merchandising GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT - Floriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Multimedia Greenhouse Management (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Floriculture GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION - COMMERCIAL FLOWERS - Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky Multimedia Commercial Greenhouse Production Manuals (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Commercial Greenhouse Production Manuals" Subject Categories include "...Bedding Plants; Perennials; Poinsettias; Garden Mums; Cut Flowers; Greenhouse Pests and Pesticides; Greenhouse Structures; etc..." For more information see the Information for Commercial Growers or the Department of Horticulture CONTAINER GARDENS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT - HANGING BASKETS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports FLORICULTURE: CONTAINER GARDENS & HANGING BASKETS - Floriculture Program, Aggie Horticulture Program, Texas Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A & M University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see TAMU Floriculture Program or Aggie Horticulture Program Floriculture Program includes Container Gardens Container Gardens Lessons, Guidelines, Publications include "...Design Principles; Color Theory; Color Wheel; Photo Gallery; etc..." Hanging Baskets Hanging Baskets Lessons, Guidelines, Publications include "...Growing Hanging Baskets; Weeks to Finish a Hanging Basket; Number of Plugs/10-inch Basket; Mixed Hanging Baskets; Monoculture Hanging Baskets; Types of Containers for Hanging Baskets; Photo Gallery; etc..." CONTAINER GARDENS - CONTAINER RECIPES - Proven Winners, LLC. Multimedia Container Gardens Database & Lessons (Text & Images). Container Recipes includes "...over "600" Combinations of Containers, Window Boxes & Hanging Baskets..." Examples of "Container Gardens" Lessons Step-by-Step Instructions include "...Exposure; Pot Size; Design; etc..." For more information see Proven Winners GREENHOUSE CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. Greenhouse Crop Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) FARM MANAGEMENT - INTERACTIVE GREENHOUSE CROP BUDGET WITH FIVE CROPS - R. Brumfield, Rutgers New Jersey Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse Crop Accounting Calculator assists "...greenhouse managers to allocate costs to specific crops..." Examples of "Greenhouse Crop Accounting" Calculator INPUT Values include "...Greenhouse Crop; Greenhouse Size; Square-feet Week; Greenhouse Sales; Direct Costs; Overhead and Variable Costs; etc..." For more information see Farm Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersey Agriculture Station Potted Orchids Production GROWING DENDROBIUM ORCHIDS IN HAWAII: PRODUCTION AND PEST MANAGEMENT GUIDE - Edited by: K. Leonhardt & Kelvin Sewake; Published by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR); University of Hawaii Multimedia Growing Dendrobium Orchids in Hawaii: Production and Pest Management Guide - PDF, 90 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Growing Dendrobium Orchids in Hawaii: Production and Pest Management Guide" Chapters include "...Dendrobium cultivars recommended for commercial production; Site selection and structures; Nursery practices; Pests and pest management; Postharvest handling of dendrobiums; The dendrobium orchid business; etc..." For more information see Publications or the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) Floriculture Cost Accounting Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) FLORICULTURE COST ACCOUNTING SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Floriculture Program, Aggie Horticulture Program, Texas A&M University VERY EXTENSIVE. Floriculture Cost Accounting Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Propagation Costs; Medium Costs; Chemical Costs; Container Costs; Labor Costs; Label Costs; Shrinkage; etc..." For more information see TAMU Floriculture Program or Aggie Horticulture Program Also see Container Gardens - Floriculture Program, Aggie Horticulture Program Container Gardens Lessons, Guidelines, Publications include "...Design Principles; Color Theory; Color Wheel; Photo Gallery; etc..." Hanging Baskets - Floriculture Program, Aggie Horticulture Program Hanging Baskets Lessons, Guidelines, Publications include "...Growing Hanging Baskets; Weeks to Finish a Hanging Basket; Number of Plugs/10-inch Basket; Mixed Hanging Baskets; Monoculture Hanging Baskets; Types of Containers for Hanging Baskets; Photo Gallery; etc..." Container Gardens Container Recipes - Proven Winners, LLC. Container Recipes includes over "600" Combinations of Containers, Window Boxes & Hanging Baskets. Includes Step-by-Step Instructions including: Exposure, Pot Size, Design, etc.

Greenhouse Frame Area Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) GREENHOUSE SURFACE CALCULATOR - ACF Greenhouses, Buffalo Junction, VA "...Select Frame Style: A-Frame or Quonset (Hoop) Frame..." Greenhouse Surface Calculators include: Gable Frame Area Calculator & Lean-to Area Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Length, Width & Height of Greenhouse; Height of Sidewalls..." Quonset Frame (Hoop Frame) Area Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Length, Width & Height of Greenhouse; Length of Bows..." For more information see ACF Greenhouses Greenhouse Fan Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) GREENHOUSE FAN CALCULATOR - ACF Greenhouses, Buffalo Junction, VA Greenhouse Fan Calculators include: "...Greenhouse Fan CFM Calculator; Greenhouse Shutter Size Calculator..." For more information see ACF Greenhouses Greenhouse Heating & Cooling Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) HEAT UNIT CALCULATOR - D. Rhodes, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Greenhouse Heating "...The growth and development of both plants and insects is strongly temperature dependent..." Heat Unit Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Daily Maximum Temperature; Daily Minimum Temperature; Threshold (Basal) Temperature..." For more information see Interactive Applications; HORT410 - Vegetable Crops or the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture GREENHOUSE HEATER SIZE CALCULATOR - ACF Greenhouses, Buffalo Junction, VA Greenhouse Heater Size Calculator INPUT Values include "...Area of Structure; Minimum Outside Temperature; Inside Temperature; Heat Loss Value.." For more information see ACF Greenhouses

GREENHOUSE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management Calculators & Spreadsheets DEGREE-DAY MODEL: BEET ARMYWORM IN FLORICULTURE AND ORNAMENTAL NURSERIES - University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IMP), U.C. Davis Degree-Day Calculator allows you to "...run a model of beet armyworm in floriculture and ornamental nurseries,..." For more information see UC Pest Management Guidelines for Armyworms and Cutworms on Floriculture and Ornamental Nurseries or Pests of Agriculture, Floriculture, and Turf

Hydroponics HYDROPONICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS) HYDROPONICS COSTS, BUDGETS, PROFIT, PRODUCTION, ETC. HYDROPONICS BUDGET ANALYSIS SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Hydroponic Vegetable Production, A cooperative effort of Ohio State University's Agricultural Research Center (OARDC), the Agricultural Business Enhancement Center (ABE) and the Toledo Botanical Gardens (TBG) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Hydroponics Economic Budgets "...These budgets are provided as an example of how budget analysis might work for a hydroponic operation. These are just examples, and should not be used as an actual budget prediction..." Examples of Hydorponics Budget Analysis Calculators include "...Hydroponic Lettuce Budget Analysis (Single Bay) Calculator; Hydroponic Lettuce Budget Analysis (Multiple Bay) Calculator; Hydroponic Tomato Budget Analysis (Single Bay) Calculator; Hydroponic Tomato Budget Analysis (Multiple Bay) Calculator; etc..." For more information see Economics; Hydroponics or the Greenhouse Industry Roundtable of the Midwest HYDROPONICS DECISION MODELS (JAVA APPLETS) - Hydroponic Vegetable Production, A cooperative effort of Ohio State University's Agricultural Research Center (OARDC), the Agricultural Business Enhancement Center (ABE) and the Toledo Botanical Gardens (TBG) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Hydroponics Decisions Calculators include: Hydroponics Tomato Decision Analysis Calculator INPUT Values include: Growth State "...Germination, Seeding, Vegetative, Early Fruiting, Mature Fruit..." Lighting; pH; Air Temperature; Root Temperatue; Electric Conductivity; Relative Humidity; etc..." Hydroponics Lettuce Decision Analysis Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Growth State; Climate; pH; Air Temperature; Root Temperatue; Electric Conductivity; Relative Humidity; etc..." For more information see the Hydroponic Crop Program or the Ohio State University's Agricultural Research & Development Center HYDROPONICS CALCULATORS - Greentrees Hydroponics For more information see Greentrees Hydroponics Examples of Hydorponics Calculators include Flora Nutrient Weekly Feeding Program Flora Nutrient Weekly Feeding Program Calculator INPUT Values include "...Gallons..." Flora Nutrient Weekly Feeding Program Calculator OUTPUT Values include "...Plant Phase (Week 1 thru 10); Hours of Light; Nutrients; Supplements..." Flora Nutrient PPM Calculator Flora Nutrient Parts Per Million (PPM) Calculator INPUT Values include "...Parts; Measurement of the Parts (Teaspoon, Tablespoon, etc.); Total Gallons..."

Plant Breeding, Genetics, Plant Research, etc. PLANT BREEDING, PLANT RESEARCH, PLANT TISSUE CULTURE, GENETICS Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports Rice Breeding Course RICE BREEDING COURSE - IRRI's Rice Knowledge Bank, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Multimedia Rice Breeding Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Rice Breeding Course" Sections & Subsections include "...Breeding Theory "...Satistics review; Controlling field variability; Multi-environment trials; Correlations among traits; etc..." Breeding Program Management "...Pedigree program management; IRRI irrigated breeding program; Grain quality; Hybrid rice & seed; etc..." Stress & Disease Tolerance; "...Salt tolerance; Submergence tolerance; Drought tolerance; Disease resistance: Blast; Disease resistance: Blight; etc..." Molecular Breeding; Training Materials For more information see Training Resources; Training; IRRI's Rice Knowledge Bank or the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Rose Breeding & Genetics Video Course ROSE BREEDING AND GENETICS PROGRAM - Millie Burrel, Aggie Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University Multimedia Rose Breeding & Genetics Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Rose Breeding & Genetics" Course Lectures include "...Rose Flower Anatomy; Pollen Collection; Pollination; Processing Rose Seeds; Stratification; Germination; Breeding Strategies; etc..." For more information see Basye Rose Program or Aggie Horticulture PLANT RESEARCH & METABOLIC ENGINEERING CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) Metabolic Engineering Calculators METABOLIC ENGINEERING: COMPUTER SIMULATION OF METABOLISM (JAVA APPLETS) - D. Rose, Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Computer Simulation of Metabolism "...This site describes some simple computer routines that can be used to interpret stable isotope and radioisotope tracer kinetics in terms of metabolic fluxes and compartmentation of pools..." For more information see Research Activities; Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology or the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Some examples from over "20" Metabolic Engineering Calculators & Applets include Pulse-Chase Labeling Kinetics Simulator Pulse-Chase Labeling Kinetics Simulator With Compartmentation Stable Isotope Pulse-Chase Labeling Kinetics Simulator GS/GOGAT Cycle Simulator Radiolabeling Kinetics Simulator Radiolabeling Kinetics Simulator Assuming Fixed Rates of Modeling

PLANT GENETICS DATABASES - PLANT GENOMES DATABASES Plant Genomes Databases - All Inclusive PLANT GENOMES - National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH Multimedia Plant Genomes Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see National Center for Biotechnology Information Cotton Genome Databases COTTONGEN - CottonGen project is funded by: Cotton Incorporated, the USDA-ARS Crop Germplasm Research Unit at College Station, TX, Bayer CropScience, Dow/Phytogen, Monsanto, the Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors & Washington State University Multimedia CottonGen - The Genomics, Genetics and Breeding Resource for Cotton (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. CottonGen "...is a new cotton community genomics, genetics and breeding database being developed to enable basic, translational and applied research in cotton. It is being built using the open-source Tripal database infrastructure.  CottonGen consolidates and expands the data from CottonDB and the Cotton Marker Database, providing enhanced tools for easy querying, visualizing and downloading research data..." Grain Genome Databases GRAINGENES: A DATABASE FOR TRITICEAE AND AVENA - USDA Multimedia GrainGenes Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. GrainGenes "...a database for Triticeae and Avena, is a comprehensive resource for molecular and phenotypic information for wheat, barley, rye, and other related species, including oat..." Maize Genome Databases - Corn Genome Databases MAIZEGDB Multimedia Maize Genetics & Genomics Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. MaizeGDB "...is the community database for biological information about the crop plant Zea mays ssp. mays. Genetic, genomic, sequence, gene product, functional characterization, literature reference, and..." Soybean Genome Databases SOYBASE Multimedia SoyBase and the Soybean Breeder's Toolbox (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Tree Genome Databases TREEGENES Multimedia TreeGenes Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. TreeGenes "...is a forest tree genome database for conifers. Both automatic and manual curation are performed to combine and interrelate information on EST sequences, SNPs, genetic maps, molecular markers, phenotypes and QTL, and publications..." Nutrients NUTRIENTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FOR MORE NUTRIENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE FERTILIZER, MANURE & COMPOST CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS NUTRIENT CONTENT OF CROPS: NUTRIENT REMOVED BY HARVEST - National Resources Conservation Service, USDA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nutrient Content of Crops is "...a tool for calculating the approximate amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium that is removed by the harvest of agricultural crops..." Nutrient Content of Crops Calculators (each, contain INPUT Values of Nutrient Information Available; Acres; Yield Per Acre; Yield Unit; Lbs Per Yield Unit; % Moisture) include: Nutrient Content of Cereal and Oil Crops Calculator "...Barley, Buckwheat, Canola, Corn, Flax, Millet-Foxtail, Millet-Pearl, Millet-Proso, Oat, etc..." Nutrient Content of Forage Crops Calculator "...Alfalfa, Bahiagrass, Barley, Bermudagrass, Bluegrass, Bluestem, Bromegrass, etc..." Nutrient Content of Fiber and Miscellaneous Crops Calculator "...Cotton, Jojoba, Mint, Mushroom, Sesame, Sugarbeet, etc..." Nutrient Content of Tree and Fruit Crops Calculator "...Acron, Almonds, Apple, Avocado, Breadfruit, etc..." Nutrient Content of Vegetable Crops Calculator "...Artichoke, Asparagus, Bean, etc..." For more information see the Plants National Database Turfgrass TURFGRASS Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports Turfgrass Glossary TURFGRASS GLOSSARY - Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education, Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia Turfgrass Glossary (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education or the Department of Horticulture Science Turfgrass Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, Guides, Handbooks, Manuals, Textbooks TURFGRASS - Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education, Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia Turfgrass Databases, Publications, Technical Reports, Guides, Handbooks, Manuals (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Turfgrass" Subject Categories include Turfgrasses (Bahlagrass, Bermudagrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Fescue, etc.); Diseases, Insects & Weeds; Dicisions Aids (Disease Identification, Water Aids, etc.); Turfgrass Topics (Athletic Fields, Golf Courses, etc.); etc. For more information see Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education or the Department of Horticulture Science TURFGRASS CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), TOOLS, VIDEOS, ETC. Turfgrass Calculators, Spreadsheets & Tools TURF CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Turfgrass Science, Division of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Turf Calculators include "...Sprayer Calibration Calculator; Fertilizer Calculator; Topdressing Calculator; Infield Mix Calculator; etc..." For more information see Turfgrass Science or the Division of Plant Sciences TURFGRASS SELECTOR - Patten Seed Company VERY EXTENSIVE. Turfgrass Selector "...makes it easy to choose the best grass varieties for your turfgrass application..." Turfgrass Calculator INPUT Values include "...Use (Lawn, Golf Course, etc.); Zone; Shade/Full Sun; Water; Maintenance..." Turfgrass Calculator OUTPUT Values include: Grass Varieties according to input selections "...Bermudagrass, Centipedegrass, St. Augustinegrass, Emerald Zoysiagrass, etc..." For more information see Turf Information Library or the Patten Seed Company Turfgrass Videos HOW TO LAY SOD VIDEO - Patten Seed Company Multimedia "How to Lay Sod Video" (Text, Images, Video/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see Turf Information Library or the Patten Seed Company

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